MPI_Scatter(3)             (9/29/1994)             MPI_Scatter(3)



     NAME
          MPI_Scatter - Sends data from one task to all other tasks in
          a group


     INPUT PARAMETERS
          sendbuf
               - address of send buffer (choice, significant only at
               root)
          sendcount
               - number of elements sent to each process (integer,
               significant only at root)
          sendtype
               - data type of send buffer elements (significant only
               at root) (handle)
          recvcount
               - number of elements in receive buffer (integer)
          recvtype
               - data type of receive buffer elements (handle)
          root - rank of sending process (integer)
          comm - communicator (handle)


     OUTPUT PARAMETER
          recvbuf
               - address of receive buffer (choice)


     SYNOPSIS
          #include "mpi.h"
          int MPI_Scatter ( sendbuf, sendcnt, sendtype,
              recvbuf, recvcnt, recvtype,
              root, comm )
          void             *sendbuf;
          int               sendcnt;
          MPI_Datatype      sendtype;
          void             *recvbuf;
          int               recvcnt;
          MPI_Datatype      recvtype;
          int               root;
          MPI_Comm          comm;



     LOCATION
           scatter.c









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