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# VecDestroyVecs
Frees a block of vectors obtained with `VecDuplicateVecs()`. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscvec.h"   
PetscErrorCode VecDestroyVecs(PetscInt m, Vec *vv[])
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***m -*** the number of vectors previously obtained, if zero no vectors are destroyed
- ***vv -*** pointer to pointer to array of vector pointers, if `NULL` no vectors are destroyed





## Fortran Note
The Fortran interface is slightly different from that given below.
See the [](ch_fortran) for details.


## See Also
 [](ch_vectors), `Vec`, [](ch_fortran), `VecDuplicateVecs()`, `VecDestroyVecsf90()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/interface/vector.c.html#VecDestroyVecs">src/vec/vec/interface/vector.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex49.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex49.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/pde_constrained/tutorials/hyperbolic.c.html">src/tao/pde_constrained/tutorials/hyperbolic.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/pde_constrained/tutorials/parabolic.c.html">src/tao/pde_constrained/tutorials/parabolic.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex19.c.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex19.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex1f.F90.html">src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex1f.F90</A><BR>


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