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# PetscViewerFileGetName
Gets the name of the file the `PetscViewer` is using
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerFileGetName(PetscViewer viewer, const char **name)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***viewer -*** the `PetscViewer`
## Output Parameter
- ***name -*** the name of the file it is using
## Note
This will have no effect on viewers that are not related to files
## See Also
[](sec_viewers), `PetscViewerCreate()`, `PetscViewerSetType()`, `PetscViewerASCIIOpen()`, `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`, `PetscViewerFileSetName()`
## Level
advanced
## Location
src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/ascii/filev.c
## Implementations
PetscViewerFileGetName_ExodusII in src/dm/impls/plex/plexexodusii.c
PetscViewerFileGetName_ADIOS in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/adios/adios.c
PetscViewerFileGetName_ASCII in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/ascii/filev.c
PetscViewerFileGetName_Binary in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c
PetscViewerFileGetName_CGNS in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/cgns/cgnsv.c
PetscViewerFileGetName_HDF5 in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/hdf5/hdf5v.c
PetscViewerFileGetName_VTK in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/vtk/vtkv.c
PetscViewerFileGetName_VU in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/vu/petscvu.c
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