PETSc version 3.16.5
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# PetscOptionsInsertFileYAML

Insert a YAML-formatted file in the options database

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsys.h"
    PetscErrorCode PetscOptionsInsertFileYAML(MPI_Comm comm,PetscOptions options,const char file[],PetscBool require)

Collective

### Input Parameters

| comm | - the processes that will share the options (usually PETSC_COMM_WORLD)
| options | - options database, use NULL for default global database
| file | - name of file
| require | - if PETSC_TRUE will generate an error if the file does not exist

PETSc will generate an error condition that stops the program if a YAML error is detected, hence the user should check that the YAML file is valid before supplying it, for instance at http://www.yamllint.com/ .

Uses PetscOptionsInsertStringYAML().

### See Also

PetscOptionsSetValue(), PetscOptionsView(), PetscOptionsHasName(), PetscOptionsGetInt(),
PetscOptionsGetReal(), PetscOptionsGetString(), PetscOptionsGetIntArray(), PetscOptionsBool(), PetscOptionsName(), PetscOptionsBegin(), PetscOptionsEnd(), PetscOptionsHead(), PetscOptionsStringArray(),PetscOptionsRealArray(), PetscOptionsScalar(), PetscOptionsBoolGroupBegin(), PetscOptionsBoolGroup(), PetscOptionsBoolGroupEnd(), PetscOptionsFList(), PetscOptionsEList(), PetscOptionsInsertFile(), PetscOptionsInsertStringYAML()

### Level

intermediate

### Location

src/sys/objects/optionsyaml.c
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