# pnmrotate > Rotate a PNM image. > More information: . - Rotate a PNM image by some angle (measured in degrees, counter-clockwise): `pnmrotate {{angle}} {{path/to/input.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}` - Specify the background color exposed by rotating the input image: `pnmrotate {{[-b|-background]}} {{color}} {{angle}} {{path/to/input.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}` - Disable anti-aliasing, improving performance but decreasing quality: `pnmrotate {{[-n|-noantialias]}} {{angle}} {{path/to/input.pnm}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}`