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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
+<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ -->
+ <refentry id="function.imagerotate">
+  <refnamediv>
+   <refname>imagerotate</refname>
+   <refpurpose>Rotate an image with a given angle</refpurpose>
+  </refnamediv>
+  <refsect1>
+   <title>Description</title>
+    <methodsynopsis>
+     <type>ressource</type><methodname>imagerotate</methodname>
+     <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>src_im</parameter></methodparam>
+     <methodparam><type>float</type><parameter>angle</parameter></methodparam>
+     <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>bgd_color</parameter></methodparam>
+    </methodsynopsis>
+   <para>
+    Rotates the <parameter>src_im</parameter> image using a given
+    <parameter>angle</parameter> in degree. <parameter>bgd_color</parameter>
+    specifies the color of the uncovered zone after the rotation.
+   </para>
+  </refsect1>
+ </refentry>
+
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