diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
index b0b941ad8..050b3cc06 100644
--- a/man5/proc.5
+++ b/man5/proc.5
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ It is commonly mounted at
 Most of it is read-only, but some files allow kernel variables to be
 changed.
 .LP
-The following outline gives a quick tour through the /proc hierarchy.
+The following outline gives a quick tour through the
+.I /proc
+hierarchy.
 .PD 1
 .TP
 .I /proc/[number]
@@ -140,7 +142,10 @@ Note that the
 .I pwd
 command is often a shell built-in, and might
 not work properly.
-In bash, you may use pwd \-P.
+In
+.BR bash (1),
+you may use
+.IR "pwd\ \-P" .
 
 .\" The following was still true as at kernel 2.6.13
 In a multithreaded process, the contents of this symbolic link