# TSSetStepNumber
Sets the number of steps completed. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscts.h"  
PetscErrorCode TSSetStepNumber(TS ts, PetscInt steps)
```
Logically Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***ts -*** the `TS` context
- ***steps -*** number of steps completed so far





## Note
For most uses of the `TS` solvers the user need not explicitly call
`TSSetStepNumber()`, as the step counter is appropriately updated in
`TSSolve()`/`TSStep()`/`TSRollBack()`. Power users may call this routine to
reinitialize timestepping by setting the step counter to zero (and time
to the initial time) to solve a similar problem with different initial
conditions or parameters. Other possible use case is to continue
timestepping from a previously interrupted run in such a way that TS
monitors will be called with a initial nonzero step counter.


## See Also
 [](chapter_ts), `TS`, `TSGetStepNumber()`, `TSSetTime()`, `TSSetTimeStep()`, `TSSetSolution()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/interface/ts.c.html#TSSetStepNumber">src/ts/interface/ts.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex11.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex11.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex20opt_ic.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex20opt_ic.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex20opt_p.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex20opt_p.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex40.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex40.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex41.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex41.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex50.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex50.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/utils/dmplexlandau/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/ts/utils/dmplexlandau/tutorials/ex2.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/burgers_spectral.c.html">src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/burgers_spectral.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/spectraladjointassimilation.c.html">src/tao/unconstrained/tutorials/spectraladjointassimilation.c.html</A><BR>


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