# PetscViewerBinarySetSkipInfo
Binary file will not have .info file created with it 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerBinarySetSkipInfo(PetscViewer viewer, PetscBool skip)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***viewer -*** PetscViewer context, obtained from PetscViewerCreate()
- ***skip -*** PETSC_TRUE implies the .info file will not be generated



## Options Database Key

- ***-viewer_binary_skip_info -*** true indicates do not generate .info file





## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PETSCVIEWERBINARY`, `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetDescriptor()`, `PetscViewerBinarySetSkipOptions()`,
`PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipOptions()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipInfo()`

## Level
advanced

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


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