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diff --git a/man2/sched_get_priority_max.2 b/man2/sched_get_priority_max.2
index a962787d..0ae2aa9a 100644
--- a/man2/sched_get_priority_max.2
+++ b/man2/sched_get_priority_max.2
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ sched_get_priority_max, sched_get_priority_min \- get static priority range
\fBint sched_get_priority_min(int \fIpolicy\fB);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B sched_get_priority_max
+.BR sched_get_priority_max ()
returns the maximum priority value that can be used with the
scheduling algorithm identified by \fIpolicy\fR.
-.B sched_get_priority_min
+.BR sched_get_priority_min ()
returns the minimum priority value that can be used with the
scheduling algorithm identified by \fIpolicy\fR. Supported \fIpolicy\fR
values are
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ and
Processes with numerically higher priority values are scheduled before
processes with numerically lower priority values. Thus, the value
-returned by \fBsched_get_priority_max\fR will be greater than the
-value returned by \fBsched_get_priority_min\fR.
+returned by \fBsched_get_priority_max\fR() will be greater than the
+value returned by \fBsched_get_priority_min\fR().
Linux allows the static priority value range 1 to 99 for
\fISCHED_FIFO\fR and \fISCHED_RR\fR and the priority 0 for
@@ -63,23 +63,23 @@ are not alterable.
The range of scheduling priorities may vary on other POSIX systems,
thus it is a good idea for portable applications to use a virtual
priority range and map it to the interval given by
-\fBsched_get_priority_max\fR and \fBsched_get_priority_min\fR.
+\fBsched_get_priority_max\fR() and \fBsched_get_priority_min\fR().
POSIX.1b requires a spread of at least 32 between the maximum and the
minimum values for \fISCHED_FIFO\fR and \fISCHED_RR\fR.
POSIX systems on which
-.B sched_get_priority_max
+.BR sched_get_priority_max ()
and
-.B sched_get_priority_min
+.BR sched_get_priority_min ()
are available define
.I _POSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING
in <unistd.h>.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success,
-.B sched_get_priority_max
+.BR sched_get_priority_max ()
and
-.B sched_get_priority_min
+.BR sched_get_priority_min ()
return the maximum/minimum priority value for the named scheduling
policy.
On error, \-1 is returned,