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# VecNormalize
Normalizes a vector by its 2-norm. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscvec.h"   
PetscErrorCode VecNormalize(Vec x, PetscReal *val)
```
Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***x -*** the vector



## Output Parameter

- ***val -*** the vector norm before normalization. May be `NULL` if the value is not needed.





## See Also
 [](ch_vectors), `Vec`, `VecNorm()`, `NORM_2`, `NormType`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/vec/vec/interface/rvector.c.html#VecNormalize">src/vec/vec/interface/rvector.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/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex67.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex67.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex62.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex62.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex63.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex63.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex69.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex69.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex76.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex76.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex76.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex76.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex77.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex77.c</A><BR>


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