diff --git a/rsync/rsync-tests.ts b/rsync/rsync-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="rsync.d.ts"/>
+
+import * as Rsync from 'rsync';
+
+// --------------------------
+// simple usage
+// Build the command
+const rs = new Rsync()
+    .shell('ssh')
+    .flags('az')
+    .source('/path/to/source')
+    .destination('server:/path/to/destination');
+
+// Execute the command
+rs.execute(function(error, code, cmd) {
+    // we're done
+});
+
+// --------------------------
+// api
+const rsync = new Rsync();
+
+
+// set(flags, set)
+rsync.set('a')
+    .set('progress')
+    .set('list-only')
+    .set('exclude-from', '/path/to/exclude-file');
+
+// unset
+rsync.unset('progress')
+    .unset('quiet');
+
+// flags// As String
+rsync.flags('avz');        // set
+rsync.flags('avz', false); // unset
+
+// As String arguments
+rsync.flags('a', 'v', 'z');        // set
+rsync.flags('a', 'v', 'z', false); // unset
+
+// As Array
+rsync.flags(['a', 'v', 'z']);   // set
+rsync.flags(['a', 'z'], false); // unset
+
+// As Object
+rsync.flags({
+    'a': true, // set
+    'z': true, // set
+    'v': false // unset
+});
+
+
+// isSet(option)
+rsync.set('quiet');
+rsync.isSet('quiet'); // is TRUE
+rsync.isSet('q');     // is FALSE
+
+
+// option(option)
+rsync.option('rsh');      // returns String value
+rsync.option('progress'); // returns NULL
+
+
+// command()
+const command = rsync.command();
+
+
+// output(stdoutHandler, stderrHandler)
+rsync.output(
+    function(data) {
+        // do things like parse progress
+    }, function(data) {
+        // do things like parse error output
+    }
+);
+
+
+// execute(callback, stdoutHandler, stderrHandler)
+// signal handler function
+const quitting = function() {
+    if (rsyncPid) {
+        rsyncPid.kill();
+    }
+    process.exit();
+}
+process.on("SIGINT", quitting); // run signal handler on CTRL-C
+process.on("SIGTERM", quitting); // run signal handler on SIGTERM
+process.on("exit", quitting); // run signal handler when main process exits
+
+// simple execute
+var rsyncPid = rsync.execute(function(error, code, cmd) {
+    // we're done
+});
+
+// execute with stream callbacks
+var rsyncPid = rsync.execute(
+    function(error, code, cmd) {
+        // we're done
+    }, function(data) {
+        // do things like parse progress
+    }, function(data) {
+        // do things like parse error output
+    }
+);
+
+
+// option shorthands
+rsync.shell('ssh')
+    .delete()
+    .progress()
+    .archive()
+    .compress()
+    .recursive()
+    .update()
+    .quiet()
+    .dirs()
+    .links()
+    .dry();
+
+
+// accessor methods
+rsync.executable('executable');
+const e = rsync.executable();
+
+rsync.executableShell('executableShell');
+const s = rsync.executableShell();
+
+rsync.destination('destination');
+const d = rsync.destination();
+
+rsync.source('/a/path')
+    .source('/b/path');
+rsync.source(['/a/path', '/b/path']);
+const src = rsync.source()
+
+
+// patterns
+// on an existing Rsync object
+rsync.patterns([ '-.git', { action: '+', pattern: '/some_dir' }]);
+
+// exclude(pattern)
+// chained
+rsync.exclude('.git')
+  .exclude('.DS_Store');
+
+// as Array
+rsync.exclude(['.git', '.DS_Store']);
+
+
+// include(pattern)
+// chained
+rsync.include('/a/file')
+  .include('/b/file');
+
+// as Array
+rsync.include(['/a/file', '/b/file']);
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diff --git a/rsync/rsync.d.ts b/rsync/rsync.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for node-rsync v0.4.0
+// Project: https://github.com/mattijs/node-rsync
+// Definitions by: Philipp Stucki <https://github.com/philippstucki>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+
+/// <reference path="../node/node.d.ts" />
+
+declare module 'rsync' {
+    import * as child_process from 'child_process';
+    interface StreamDataHandler {
+        (data: any): void;
+    }
+
+    interface Pattern {
+        action: string;
+        pattern: string;
+    }
+
+    interface Flag {
+        [name: string]: boolean;
+    }
+
+    interface Rsync {
+        // instance methods
+        set(option: string, value: string): Rsync;
+        set(option: string): Rsync;
+
+        unset(option: string): Rsync;
+
+        flags(flags: string, set?: boolean): Rsync;
+        flags(flags: Flag): Rsync;
+        flags(flags: string[], set?: boolean): Rsync;
+        flags(...flags: any[]): Rsync
+
+        isSet(option: string): boolean;
+
+        option(option: string): any;
+
+        args(): string[];
+
+        command(): string;
+
+        output(stdout: StreamDataHandler, stderr: StreamDataHandler):Rsync;
+
+        execute(callback: (err: Error, code: number, cmd: string) => void): child_process.ChildProcess;
+        execute(
+            callback: (err: Error, code: number, cmd: string) => void,
+            stdout: StreamDataHandler,
+            stderr: StreamDataHandler
+        ): child_process.ChildProcess;
+
+
+        // option shorthands
+        shell(shell: string): Rsync;
+        delete(): Rsync;
+        progress(): Rsync;
+        archive(): Rsync;
+        compress(): Rsync;
+        recursive(): Rsync;
+        update(): Rsync;
+        quiet(): Rsync;
+        dirs(): Rsync;
+        links(): Rsync;
+        dry(): Rsync;
+        // source(): Rsync;
+
+        // accessor methods
+        executable(): string;
+        executable(e: string): Rsync;
+
+        executableShell(): string;
+        executableShell(e: string): Rsync;
+
+        destination(): string;
+        destination(d: string): Rsync;
+
+        source(): string[];
+        source(s: string): Rsync;
+        source(s: string[]): Rsync;
+
+        // pattern accessors
+        patterns(patterns: (string|Pattern)[]): Rsync;
+
+        exclude(p: string): Rsync;
+        exclude(p: string[]): Rsync;
+
+        include(p: string): Rsync;
+        include(p: string[]): Rsync;
+    }
+
+    interface RsyncStatic {
+        new(): Rsync;
+    }
+
+    const e: RsyncStatic;
+    export = e;
+}