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# PetscSFDestroy
destroy a star forest
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsf.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscSFDestroy(PetscSF *sf)
```
Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***sf -*** address of star forest
## See Also
`PetscSF`, `PetscSFType`, `PetscSFCreate()`, `PetscSFReset()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/vec/is/sf/interface/sf.c
## Examples
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex14.c
src/dm/tutorials/ex25.c
src/vec/is/sf/tutorials/ex1.c
src/vec/is/sf/tutorials/ex1f.F90
src/vec/is/sf/tutorials/ex2.c
src/vec/is/sf/tutorials/ex3.c
## Implementations
PetscSFDestroy_Allgatherv in src/vec/is/sf/impls/basic/allgatherv/sfallgatherv.c
PetscSFDestroy_Neighbor in src/vec/is/sf/impls/basic/neighbor/sfneighbor.c
PetscSFDestroy_Basic in src/vec/is/sf/impls/basic/sfbasic.c
PetscSFDestroy_Window in src/vec/is/sf/impls/window/sfwindow.c
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[Index of all PetscSF routines](index.md)
[Table of Contents for all manual pages](/manualpages/index.md)
[Index of all manual pages](/manualpages/singleindex.md)