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# PetscSFView
view a star forest
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsf.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscSFView(PetscSF sf, PetscViewer viewer)
```
Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***sf -*** star forest
- ***viewer -*** viewer to display graph, for example `PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_WORLD`
## See Also
`PetscSF`, `PetscViewer`, `PetscSFCreate()`, `PetscSFSetGraph()`
## Level
beginner
## Location
src/vec/is/sf/interface/sf.c
## Examples
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
PetscSFView_Basic in src/vec/is/sf/impls/basic/sfbasic.c
PetscSFView_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)