diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40b878d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/log-test-file.txt b/examples/log-test-file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0aa6fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/log-test-file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/log.js b/examples/log.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6153c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/log.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+var FileChangeEmitter = require('../index').FileChangeEmitter,
+  fs = require('fs');
+
+// This is run by nodeunit
+var fw = new FileChangeEmitter(['./log-test-file.txt']);
+
+fw.on('change',function(file){
+  console.log('  \033[36mchanged\033[0m \033[90m- %s\033[0m', file);
+  fw.close();
+});
+
+setTimeout(function(){
+  fs.writeFile('./log-test-file.txt', "test data");
+},500);
diff --git a/lib/filechangeemitter.js b/lib/filechangeemitter.js
index cf113f2..1d402fa 100644
--- a/lib/filechangeemitter.js
+++ b/lib/filechangeemitter.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Module dependencies.
  */
 
-var fs = require('fs'),	
+var fs = require('fs'),
 	EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter,
 	basename = require('path').basename,
 	extname = require('path').extname;
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
  */
 
 var FileChangeEmitter = exports.FileChangeEmitter = function(files, options){
-	
+
 	var self = this;
 	EventEmitter.call(this);
-	
+
 	options = options || {};
 	var interval = options.interval || 100,
 		extensions = options.extensions || ['.js'],
 		openStat = 0;
-	
+
 	self.files = 0;
-		
+
 	if (!files) files = process.execPath;
 	if (!Array.isArray(files)) files = [files];
 	//files.forEach(traverse);
 	traverse( files, watch );
-		
+
 	// traverse file if it is a directory
 	// otherwise setup the watcher
 	function traverse( files, fileCallback, level ) {
@@ -73,18 +73,17 @@ var FileChangeEmitter = exports.FileChangeEmitter = function(files, options){
 		self.files++;
 		fs.watchFile( file, { interval:interval }, function( curr, prev ){
 			if (curr.mtime > prev.mtime) {
-				console.log('  \033[36mchanged\033[0m \033[90m- %s\033[0m', file);
 				self.emit('change',file);
 			}
 		});
 	}
-	
+
 	// remove listeners
 	function unwatch(file) {
 		self.files--;
 		fs.unwatchFile( file );
 	}
-	
+
 	self.close = function(){
 		traverse( files, unwatch );
 	};