diff --git a/examples/example.js b/examples/example.js
index d304cc4..8879a23 100644
--- a/examples/example.js
+++ b/examples/example.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+"use strict";
 var log4js = require('../lib/log4js');
 //log the cheese logger messages to a file, and the console ones as well.
 log4js.configure({
@@ -55,6 +56,3 @@ anotherLogger.debug("Just checking");
 //will also go to console, since that's configured for all categories
 var pantsLog = log4js.getLogger('pants');
 pantsLog.debug("Something for pants");
-
-
-
diff --git a/examples/fromreadme.js b/examples/fromreadme.js
index 71b399a..8d837f4 100644
--- a/examples/fromreadme.js
+++ b/examples/fromreadme.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //remember to change the require to just 'log4js' if you've npm install'ed it
-var log4js = require('./lib/log4js');
+var log4js = require('../lib/log4js');
 //by default the console appender is loaded
 //log4js.loadAppender('console');
 //you'd only need to add the console appender if you
diff --git a/examples/log-to-files.js b/examples/log-to-files.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f140da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/log-to-files.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"use strict";
+var path = require('path')
+, log4js = require('../lib/log4js');
+
+log4js.configure(
+  {
+    appenders: [
+      {
+        type: "file",
+        filename: "important-things.log",
+        maxLogSize: 10*1024*1024, // = 10Mb
+        numBackups: 5, // keep five backup files
+        compress: true, // compress the backups
+        encoding: 'utf-8',
+        mode: parseInt('0640', 8),
+        flags: 'w+'
+      },
+      {
+        type: "dateFile",
+        filename: "more-important-things.log",
+        pattern: "yyyy-MM-dd-hh",
+        compress: true
+      },
+      {
+        type: "stdout"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+);
+
+var logger = log4js.getLogger('things');
+logger.debug("This little thing went to market");
+logger.info("This little thing stayed at home");
+logger.error("This little thing had roast beef");
+logger.fatal("This little thing had none");
+logger.trace("and this little thing went wee, wee, wee, all the way home.");
diff --git a/lib/appenders/dateFile.js b/lib/appenders/dateFile.js
index 86635d7..5451d15 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/dateFile.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/dateFile.js
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ process.on('exit', function() {
  * @layout layout function for log messages - defaults to basicLayout
  * @timezoneOffset optional timezone offset in minutes - defaults to system local
  */
-function appender(filename, pattern, alwaysIncludePattern, layout, timezoneOffset) {
+function appender(filename, pattern, layout, options, timezoneOffset) {
   layout = layout || layouts.basicLayout;
 
   var logFile = new streams.DateRollingFileStream(
     filename,
     pattern,
-    { alwaysIncludePattern: alwaysIncludePattern }
+    options
   );
   openFiles.push(logFile);
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ function configure(config, options) {
   return appender(
     config.filename,
     config.pattern,
-    config.alwaysIncludePattern,
     layout,
+    config,
     config.timezoneOffset
   );
 }
diff --git a/lib/appenders/file.js b/lib/appenders/file.js
index 2893091..bbb40dd 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/file.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/file.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function fileAppender (file, layout, logSize, numBackups, options, timezoneOffse
   //there has to be at least one backup if logSize has been specified
   numBackups = numBackups === 0 ? 1 : numBackups;
 
-  debug("Creating file appender (", file, ", ", logSize, ", ", numBackups, ", ", options, ")");
+  debug("Creating file appender (", file, ", ", logSize, ", ", numBackups, ", ", options, ", ", timezoneOffset, ")");
   var writer = openTheStream(file, logSize, numBackups, options);
 
   // push file to the stack of open handlers
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ function configure(config, options) {
     layout,
     config.maxLogSize,
     config.backups,
-    config.timezoneOffset,
-    config
+    config,
+    config.timezoneOffset
   );
 }