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# TSSetOptionsPrefix
Sets the prefix used for searching for all TS options in the database.
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscts.h"
PetscErrorCode TSSetOptionsPrefix(TS ts, const char prefix[])
```
Logically Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***ts -*** The `TS` context
- ***prefix -*** The prefix to prepend to all option names
## Note
A hyphen (-) must NOT be given at the beginning of the prefix name.
The first character of all runtime options is AUTOMATICALLY the
hyphen.
## See Also
[](ch_ts), `TS`, `TSSetFromOptions()`, `TSAppendOptionsPrefix()`
## Level
advanced
## Location
src/ts/interface/ts.c
## Examples
src/ts/utils/dmplexlandau/tutorials/ex1.c
src/ts/utils/dmplexlandau/tutorials/ex1f90.F90
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