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# PetscViewerASCIIGetStdout
Creates a `PETSCVIEWERASCII` `PetscViewer` shared by all processors in a communicator. Error returning version of `PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_()`
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerASCIIGetStdout(MPI_Comm comm, PetscViewer *viewer)
```
Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***comm -*** the MPI communicator to share the `PetscViewer`
## Note
This should be used in all PETSc source code instead of `PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_()` since it allows error checking
## See Also
[](sec_viewers), `PETSC_VIEWER_DRAW_()`, `PetscViewerASCIIOpen()`, `PETSC_VIEWER_STDERR_`, `PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_WORLD`,
`PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_SELF`
## Level
beginner
## Location
src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/ascii/vcreatea.c
## Examples
src/snes/tutorials/ex6.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex14.c
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[Index of all Viewer routines](index.md)
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