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@@ -19,17 +19,19 @@ Read the message body from a file instead:
 
 Send the message to multiple recipients:
 
-    mal -M mesgfile -t joe@example.org -t jane@example.org \
-	  -P password123 you@example.org
+    mal -M mesgfile -t joe@example.org -t jane@example.org -P password123 \
+      you@example.org
 
 If SSL is not working properly, use an insecure connection with -k:
 
-    mal -k -m 'hello!' -t joe@example.org -P password123 you@example.org
+    mal -k -m 'hello!' -t joe@example.org -P password123 \
+      you@example.org
 
 To send a message from an address with a plus in it, manually specify
 the username with -u:
 
-    mal -m 'hello!' -t joe@example.org -u you -P password123 you+malbot@example.org
+    mal -m 'hello!' -t joe@example.org -u you -P password123 \
+      you+malbot@example.org
 
 Read a quick usage example: