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# DMShellSetContext
set some data to be usable by this `DMSHELL`
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmshell.h"
PetscErrorCode DMShellSetContext(DM dm, void *ctx)
```
Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***dm -*** `DMSHELL`
- ***ctx -*** the context
## See Also
`DM`, `DMSHELL`, `DMCreateMatrix()`, `DMShellGetContext()`
## Level
advanced
## Location
src/dm/impls/shell/dmshell.c
## Examples
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex65.c
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex73.c
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