PetscGetHomeDirectory

Returns the name of the user’s home directory

Synopsis

PetscErrorCode PetscGetHomeDirectory(char dir[], size_t maxlen)

Not Collective

Input Parameter

• maxlen - maximum length allowed

Output Parameter

• dir - contains the home directory. Must be long enough to hold the name.

Notes

If PETSc cannot determine the home directory it makes dir an empty string

On Microsoft Windows machines the environmental variable HOME specifies the home directory.

See Also

PetscGetTmp(), PetscSharedTmp(), PetscGetWorkingDirectory()

Level

developer

Location

src/sys/fileio/ghome.c

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