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# PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipInfo
check if viewer wrote a `.info` file 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipInfo(PetscViewer viewer, PetscBool *skip)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***viewer -*** `PetscViewer` context, obtained from `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`



## Output Parameter

- ***skip -*** `PETSC_TRUE` implies the `.info` file was not generated





## Note
This must be called after `PetscViewerSetType()`


## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PETSCVIEWERBINARY`, `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetDescriptor()`,
`PetscViewerBinarySetSkipOptions()`, `PetscViewerBinarySetSkipInfo()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetInfoPointer()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c.html#PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipInfo">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c</A>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c.html#PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipInfo_Binary">PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipInfo_Binary in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c</A><BR>


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