= MPI_Recv =
Basic receive

= Synopsis =
{{{
#include "mpi.h"
int MPI_Recv( void *buf, int count, MPI_Datatype datatype, int source, int tag, MPI_Comm comm, MPI_Status *status )
}}}

= Output Parameters =
{{{
  buf 	  initial address of receive buffer (choice)
  status  status object (Status)
}}}

= Input Parameters =
{{{
  count     maximum number of elements in receive buffer (integer)
  datatype  datatype of each receive buffer element (handle)
  source    rank of source (integer)
  tag 	    message tag (integer)
  comm 	    communicator (handle)
}}}

= Notes =
The count argument indicates the maximum length of a message; the actual number can be determined with MPI_Get_count.