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Let \(A\) denote the class of functions \(f\) analytic in the unit disk \(U\) with \(f(0)=0=f'(0)-1\). The integral operator \(I:A\to A\) is defined by \[ I_cf(z)= {c+1\over z^c} \int^z_0 f(t)t^{c-1} dt,\;c>-1. \] The main aim of this paper is to show that various sub-classes of \(A\) are preserved by the integral operator. For example, if \(f\in S^*(\alpha)\), \(0\leq \alpha<1\), the class of starlike functions in \(U\) of order \(\alpha\), it is proved that \(I_c f\in S^*(\beta)\), where \(0\leq \alpha< \beta<1\). The starlikeness of \(I_cf\) is also investigated for certain sub-classes.