diff --git a/lib/posix/epoll.nim b/lib/posix/epoll.nim
index 74433631d..9f0cf75ed 100644
--- a/lib/posix/epoll.nim
+++ b/lib/posix/epoll.nim
@@ -45,44 +45,46 @@ type
 proc epoll_create*(size: cint): cint {.importc: "epoll_create",
     header: "<sys/epoll.h>".}
   ## Creates an epoll instance.  Returns an fd for the new instance.
-  ##   The "size" parameter is a hint specifying the number of file
-  ##   descriptors to be associated with the new instance.  The fd
-  ##   returned by epoll_create() should be closed with close().
+  ## 
+  ## The "size" parameter is a hint specifying the number of file
+  ## descriptors to be associated with the new instance.  The fd
+  ## returned by epoll_create() should be closed with close().
 
 proc epoll_create1*(flags: cint): cint {.importc: "epoll_create1",
     header: "<sys/epoll.h>".}
   ## Same as epoll_create but with an FLAGS parameter.  The unused SIZE
-  ##   parameter has been dropped.
+  ## parameter has been dropped.
 
 proc epoll_ctl*(epfd: cint; op: cint; fd: cint | SocketHandle; event: ptr EpollEvent): cint {.
     importc: "epoll_ctl", header: "<sys/epoll.h>".}
-  ## Manipulate an epoll instance "epfd". Returns 0 in case of success,
-  ##   -1 in case of error ( the "errno" variable will contain the
-  ##   specific error code ) The "op" parameter is one of the EPOLL_CTL_*
-  ##   constants defined above. The "fd" parameter is the target of the
-  ##   operation. The "event" parameter describes which events the caller
-  ##   is interested in and any associated user data.
+  ## Manipulate an epoll instance "epfd". Returns ``0`` in case of success,
+  ## ``-1`` in case of error (the "errno" variable will contain the specific error code).
+  ## 
+  ## The "op" parameter is one of the ``EPOLL_CTL_*``
+  ## constants defined above. The "fd" parameter is the target of the
+  ## operation. The "event" parameter describes which events the caller
+  ## is interested in and any associated user data.
 
 proc epoll_wait*(epfd: cint; events: ptr EpollEvent; maxevents: cint;
                  timeout: cint): cint {.importc: "epoll_wait",
     header: "<sys/epoll.h>".}
   ## Wait for events on an epoll instance "epfd". Returns the number of
-  ##   triggered events returned in "events" buffer. Or -1 in case of
-  ##   error with the "errno" variable set to the specific error code. The
-  ##   "events" parameter is a buffer that will contain triggered
-  ##   events. The "maxevents" is the maximum number of events to be
-  ##   returned ( usually size of "events" ). The "timeout" parameter
-  ##   specifies the maximum wait time in milliseconds (-1 == infinite).
+  ## triggered events returned in "events" buffer. Or -1 in case of
+  ## error with the "errno" variable set to the specific error code. The
+  ## "events" parameter is a buffer that will contain triggered
+  ## events. The "maxevents" is the maximum number of events to be
+  ## returned ( usually size of "events" ). The "timeout" parameter
+  ## specifies the maximum wait time in milliseconds (-1 == infinite).
   ##
-  ##   This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
-  ##   __THROW.
+  ## This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
+  ## __THROW.
 
 
 #proc epoll_pwait*(epfd: cint; events: ptr EpollEvent; maxevents: cint;
 #                  timeout: cint; ss: ptr sigset_t): cint {.
 #    importc: "epoll_pwait", header: "<sys/epoll.h>".}
 # Same as epoll_wait, but the thread's signal mask is temporarily
-#   and atomically replaced with the one provided as parameter.
+# and atomically replaced with the one provided as parameter.
 #
-#   This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
-#   __THROW.
+# This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
+# __THROW.