diff --git a/man7/xattr.7 b/man7/xattr.7
index 8ac675b25..f88110e6d 100644
--- a/man7/xattr.7
+++ b/man7/xattr.7
@@ -41,12 +41,17 @@ They are often used to provide additional functionality
 to a filesystem\(emfor example, additional security features such as
 Access Control Lists (ACLs) may be implemented using extended attributes.
 .PP
-Users with search access to a file or directory may retrieve a list of
-attribute names defined for that file or directory.
+Users with search access to a file or directory may use
+.BR listxattr (2)
+to retrieve a list of attribute names defined for that file or directory.
 .PP
 Extended attributes are accessed as atomic objects.
-Reading retrieves the whole value of an attribute and stores it in a buffer.
-Writing replaces any previous value with the new value.
+Reading
+.RB ( getxattr (2))
+retrieves the whole value of an attribute and stores it in a buffer.
+Writing
+.RB ( setxattr (2))
+replaces any previous value with the new value.
 .PP
 Space consumed for extended attributes may be counted towards the disk quotas
 of the file owner and file group.