Add upstream/542344-dont_fold_From_: Do not wrap From_ header (Closes: #542344)

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@@ -17,36 +17,46 @@
 .\"     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 .\"     Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 .\"
-.TH mutt 1 "March 2007" Unix "User Manuals"
+.TH mutt 1 "January 2009" Unix "User Manuals"
 .SH NAME
 mutt \- The Mutt Mail User Agent
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .PP
 .B mutt
 [-nRyzZ] 
-[-e \fIcmd\fP] [-F \fIfile\fP] [-m \fItype\fP] [-f \fIfile\fP]
+[\-e \fIcmd\fP] [\-F \fIfile\fP] [\-m \fItype\fP] [\-f \fIfile\fP]
 .PP
 .B mutt 
-[-nx] 
-[-e \fIcmd\fP] 
-[-F \fIfile\fP]
-[-H \fIfile\fP]
-[-i \fIfile\fP]
-[-s \fIsubj\fP]
-[-b \fIaddr\fP]
-[-c \fIaddr\fP]
-[\-a \fIfile\fP [...]]
-[\-\-]
+[\-nx] 
+[\-e \fIcmd\fP] 
+[\-F \fIfile\fP]
+[\-H \fIfile\fP]
+[\-i \fIfile\fP]
+[\-s \fIsubj\fP]
+[\-b \fIaddr\fP]
+[\-c \fIaddr\fP]
+[\-a \fIfile\fP [...] \-\-]
 \fIaddr\fP [...]
 .PP
+.B mutt 
+[\-nx] 
+[\-e \fIcmd\fP] 
+[\-F \fIfile\fP]
+[\-s \fIsubj\fP]
+[\-b \fIaddr\fP]
+[\-c \fIaddr\fP]
+[\-a \fIfile\fP [...] \-\-]
+\fIaddr\fP [...]
+< message
+.PP
 .B mutt
-[-n] [-e \fIcmd\fP] [-F \fIfile\fP] -p
+[\-n] [\-e \fIcmd\fP] [\-F \fIfile\fP] \-p
 .PP
 .B mutt
-[-n] [-e \fIcmd\fP] [-F \fIfile\fP] -A \fIalias\fP
+[\-n] [\-e \fIcmd\fP] [\-F \fIfile\fP] \-A \fIalias\fP
 .PP
 .B mutt
-[-n] [-e \fIcmd\fP] [-F \fIfile\fP] -Q \fIquery\fP
+[\-n] [\-e \fIcmd\fP] [\-F \fIfile\fP] \-Q \fIquery\fP
 .PP
 .B mutt 
 -v[v]
@@ -58,14 +68,22 @@ mutt \- The Mutt Mail User Agent
 Mutt is a small but very powerful text based program for reading and sending electronic
 mail under unix operating systems, including support for color terminals, MIME,
 OpenPGP, and a threaded sorting mode.
+.PP
+.I Note:
+.IR
+This manual page gives a brief overview of mutt's command line
+options. You should find a copy of the full manual in @docdir@, in
+text, HTML, and/or PDF format.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .PP
 .IP "-A \fIalias\fP"
 An expanded version of the given alias is passed to stdout.
 .IP "-a \fIfile\fP [...]"
 Attach a file to your message using MIME.
-To attach multiple files, separating filenames and recipient addresses with
-"\-\-" is mandatory, e.g. \fBmutt \-a img.jpg *.png \-\- addr1 addr2\fP.
+When attaching single or multiple files, separating filenames and recipient addresses with
+"\-\-" is mandatory, e.g. \fBmutt -a image.jpg \-\- addr1\fP or
+\fBmutt \-a img.jpg *.png \-\- addr1 addr2\fP.
+The \-a option must be placed at the end of command line options.
 .IP "-b \fIaddress\fP"
 Specify a blind-carbon-copy (BCC) recipient
 .IP "-c \fIaddress\fP"
@@ -91,7 +109,7 @@ message.
 .IP "-i \fIinclude\fP"
 Specify a file to include into the body of a message.
 .IP "-m \fItype\fP       "
-specify a default mailbox type
+specify a default mailbox type for newly created folders.
 .IP "-n"
 Causes Mutt to bypass the system configuration file.
 .IP "-p"
@@ -114,12 +132,12 @@ Emulate the mailx compose mode.
 Start Mutt with a listing of all mailboxes specified by the \fImailboxes\fP
 command.
 .IP "-z"
-When used with -f, causes Mutt not to start if there are no messages in the
+When used with \-f, causes Mutt not to start if there are no messages in the
 mailbox.
 .IP "-Z"
 Causes Mutt to open the first mailbox specified by the \fImailboxes\fP
 command which contains new mail.
-.IP "\-\-"
+.IP "--"
 Treat remaining arguments as \fIaddr\fP even if they start with a dash.
 See also "\-a" above.
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
@@ -133,8 +151,8 @@ Full path of the user's home directory.
 .IP "MAIL"
 Full path of the user's spool mailbox.
 .IP "MAILDIR"
-Full path of the user's spool mailbox.  Commonly used when the spool
-mailbox is a 
+Full path of the user's spool mailbox if MAIL is unset.  Commonly used when the spool
+mailbox is a
 .B maildir (5)
 folder.
 .IP "MAILCAPS"