diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04883c5..e60d24d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,30 +38,19 @@ In Node
 
 I ported that proccess to node.
 
+```
+sfs.writeFileAsync
+sfs.stageAsync
+sfs.commitAsync
+sfs.revertAsync
+```
+
 ```js
-// default behavior is to concat (filename + '.' + 'new')
-var safeReplace = require('safe-replace').create({ new: 'new', bak: 'bak' });
+// default behavior is to concat (filename + '.' + rnd() + '.tmp')
+var safeReplace = require('safe-replace').create({ tmp: 'tmp', bak: 'bak' });
 
 var data = new Buffer('A priceless document');
-safeReplace.writeFile('keep.txt', data, 'ascii').then(function () {
-  fs.readdir('.', function (nodes) {
-    console.log('file system nodes', nodes);
-    // keep.txt
-    // keep.txt.bak
-  });
-});
-
-// let's say I wrote keep.txt.x7t7sq926.tmp with my own mechanism
-safeReplace.commit('keep.txt.x7t7sq926.tmp', 'keep.txt').then(function () {
-  fs.readdir('.', function (nodes) {
-    console.log('file system nodes', nodes);
-    // keep.txt
-    // keep.txt.bak
-  });
-});
-
-// let's say I want to revert the file from the '.bak'
-safeReplace.revert('keep.txt').then(function () {
+safeReplace.writeFileAsync('keep.txt', data, 'ascii').then(function () {
   fs.readdir('.', function (nodes) {
     console.log('file system nodes', nodes);
     // keep.txt
@@ -70,12 +59,28 @@ safeReplace.revert('keep.txt').then(function () {
 });
 
 // let's say I want to write a tmp file and not commit it... weird
-safeReplace.stage('keep.txt', data, 'ascii').then(function (tmpname) {
+safeReplace.stageAsync('keep.txt', data, 'ascii').then(function (tmpname) {
+  fs.readdir('.', function (nodes) {
+    console.log('file system nodes', nodes);
+    // keep.txt.ac71teh8mja.tmp
+  });
+});
+
+// let's say I wrote keep.txt.x7t7sq926.tmp with my own mechanism
+safeReplace.commitAsync('keep.txt.x7t7sq926.tmp', 'keep.txt').then(function () {
+  fs.readdir('.', function (nodes) {
+    console.log('file system nodes', nodes);
+    // keep.txt
+    // keep.txt.bak
+  });
+});
+
+// let's say I want to revert the file from the '.bak'
+safeReplace.revertAsync('keep.txt').then(function () {
   fs.readdir('.', function (nodes) {
     console.log('file system nodes', nodes);
     // keep.txt
     // keep.txt.bak
-    // keep.txt.ac71teh8mja.tmp
   });
 });
 ```
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c37517c..718a408 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -35,20 +35,20 @@ function create(options) {
   */
 
   var sfs = {
-    writeFile: function (filename, data, options) {
+    writeFileAsync: function (filename, data, options) {
       return sfs.stage(filename, data, options).then(function (tmpname) {
         //console.log(filename);
         return sfs.commit(tmpname, filename);
       });
     }
-  , stage: function (filename, data, options) {
+  , stageAsync: function (filename, data, options) {
       var tmpname = tmpnamefn(filename);
       //console.log(tmpname);
       return fs.writeFileAsync(tmpname, data, options).then(function () {
         return tmpname;
       });
     }
-  , commit: function (tmpname, filename) {
+  , commitAsync: function (tmpname, filename) {
       var bakname = baknamefn(filename);
       // this may not exist
       return fs.unlinkAsync(bakname).then(noop, noop).then(function () {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function create(options) {
         });
       });
     }
-  , revert: function (filename) {
+  , revertAsync: function (filename) {
       return new PromiseA(function (resolve, reject) {
         var bakname = baknamefn(filename);
         var tmpname = tmpnamefn(filename);
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ function create(options) {
   , baknamefn: baknamefn
   , create: create
   };
+  sfs.writeFile = sfs.writeFileAsync;
+  sfs.stage = sfs.stageAsync;
+  sfs.commit = sfs.commitAsync;
+  sfs.revert = sfs.revertAsync;
 
   return sfs;
 }