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imagecolormatch() description is ridiculously vague

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Description

From manual page: https://php.net/function.imagecolormatch


"Makes the colors of the palette version of an image more closely match the true color version."

That means absolutely nothing. You need to explain exactly what this does. This is like saying "makes the image look better".

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Open the imagecolormatch() manual entry at the supplied URL and inspect the surrounding documentation and referenced behavior. Rewrite the quoted description so it explains precisely what the function does, then verify the rendered entry makes the behavior understandable; no file path is given in the issue.

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Tech stack
php
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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