# PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_
Creates a ASCII `PetscViewer` shared by all processors in a communicator. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"   
PetscViewer PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_(MPI_Comm comm)
```
Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***comm -*** the MPI communicator to share the `PetscViewer`





## Note
Unlike almost all other PETSc routines, this does not return
an error code. Usually used in the form
```none
XXXView(XXX object,PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_(comm));
```


## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PETSC_VIEWER_DRAW_()`, `PetscViewerASCIIOpen()`, `PETSC_VIEWER_STDERR_`, `PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_WORLD`,
`PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_SELF`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/ascii/vcreatea.c.html#PETSC_VIEWER_STDOUT_">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/ascii/vcreatea.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c.html</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex73.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex73.c.html</A><BR>


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