# PetscMemoryView
Shows the amount of memory currently being used in a communicator. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsys.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscMemoryView(PetscViewer viewer, const char message[])
```
Collective on viewer


## Input Parameters

- ***viewer -*** the viewer that defines the communicator
- ***message -*** string printed before values



## Options Database Keys

- ***-malloc_debug -*** have PETSc track how much memory it has allocated
- ***-log_view_memory -*** print memory usage per event
- ***-memory_view -*** during PetscFinalize() have this routine called





## See Also
 `PetscMallocDump()`, `PetscMemoryGetCurrentUsage()`, `PetscMemorySetGetMaximumUsage()`, `PetscMallocView()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/memory/mtr.c.html#PetscMemoryView">src/sys/memory/mtr.c</A>


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