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# PetscOptionsLeftGet

Returns all options that were set and never used.

## Synopsis

    #include "petscsys.h"
    PetscErrorCode PetscOptionsLeftGet(PetscOptions options, PetscInt *N, char **names[], char **values[])

Not Collective

## Input Parameter

- options - options database, use `NULL` for default global database

## Output Parameters

- N - count of options not used

- names - names of options not used

- values - values of options not used

## Notes

Users should call `PetscOptionsLeftRestore()` to free the memory allocated in this routine

The value returned may be different on each process and depends on which options have been processed on the given process

## See Also

`PetscOptionsAllUsed()`, `PetscOptionsLeft()`

## Level

advanced

## Location

src/sys/objects/options.c

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