diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 22dba6dc601..b75b69ababe 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 var sys = require('sys'),
     events = require('events');
 
-var fs = process.binding('fs');
+var binding = process.binding('fs');
+var fs = exports;
 
-exports.Stats = fs.Stats;
+fs.Stats = binding.Stats;
 
 fs.Stats.prototype._checkModeProperty = function (property) {
   return ((this.mode & property) === property);
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ fs.Stats.prototype.isSocket = function () {
 
 
 function readAll (fd, pos, content, encoding, callback) {
-  fs.read(fd, 4*1024, pos, encoding, function (err, chunk, bytesRead) {
+  binding.read(fd, 4*1024, pos, encoding, function (err, chunk, bytesRead) {
     if (err) {
       if (callback) callback(err);
     } else if (chunk) {
@@ -47,18 +48,18 @@ function readAll (fd, pos, content, encoding, callback) {
       pos += bytesRead;
       readAll(fd, pos, content, encoding, callback);
     } else {
-      fs.close(fd, function (err) {
+      binding.close(fd, function (err) {
         if (callback) callback(err, content);
       });
     }
   });
 }
 
-exports.readFile = function (path, encoding_, callback) {
+fs.readFile = function (path, encoding_, callback) {
   var encoding = typeof(encoding_) == 'string' ? encoding_ : 'utf8';
   var callback_ = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
   var callback = (typeof(callback_) == 'function' ? callback_ : null);
-  fs.open(path, process.O_RDONLY, 0666, function (err, fd) {
+  binding.open(path, process.O_RDONLY, 0666, function (err, fd) {
     if (err) {
       if (callback) callback(err);
     } else {
@@ -67,26 +68,26 @@ exports.readFile = function (path, encoding_, callback) {
   });
 };
 
-exports.readFileSync = function (path, encoding) {
+fs.readFileSync = function (path, encoding) {
   encoding = encoding || "utf8"; // default to utf8
 
-  var fd = fs.open(path, process.O_RDONLY, 0666);
+  var fd = binding.open(path, process.O_RDONLY, 0666);
   var content = '';
   var pos = 0;
   var r;
 
-  while ((r = fs.read(fd, 4*1024, pos, encoding)) && r[0]) {
+  while ((r = binding.read(fd, 4*1024, pos, encoding)) && r[0]) {
     content += r[0];
     pos += r[1]
   }
 
-  fs.close(fd);
+  binding.close(fd);
 
   return content;
 };
 
 
-// Used by fs.open and friends
+// Used by binding.open and friends
 function stringToFlags(flag) {
   // Only mess with strings
   if (typeof flag !== 'string') {
@@ -108,157 +109,157 @@ function noop () {}
 // Yes, the follow could be easily DRYed up but I provide the explicit
 // list to make the arguments clear.
 
-exports.close = function (fd, callback) {
-  fs.close(fd, callback || noop);
+fs.close = function (fd, callback) {
+  binding.close(fd, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.closeSync = function (fd) {
-  return fs.close(fd);
+fs.closeSync = function (fd) {
+  return binding.close(fd);
 };
 
-exports.open = function (path, flags, mode, callback) {
+fs.open = function (path, flags, mode, callback) {
   if (mode === undefined) { mode = 0666; }
-  fs.open(path, stringToFlags(flags), mode, callback || noop);
+  binding.open(path, stringToFlags(flags), mode, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.openSync = function (path, flags, mode) {
+fs.openSync = function (path, flags, mode) {
   if (mode === undefined) { mode = 0666; }
-  return fs.open(path, stringToFlags(flags), mode);
+  return binding.open(path, stringToFlags(flags), mode);
 };
 
-exports.read = function (fd, length, position, encoding, callback) {
+fs.read = function (fd, length, position, encoding, callback) {
   encoding = encoding || "binary";
-  fs.read(fd, length, position, encoding, callback || noop);
+  binding.read(fd, length, position, encoding, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.readSync = function (fd, length, position, encoding) {
+fs.readSync = function (fd, length, position, encoding) {
   encoding = encoding || "binary";
-  return fs.read(fd, length, position, encoding);
+  return binding.read(fd, length, position, encoding);
 };
 
-exports.write = function (fd, data, position, encoding, callback) {
+fs.write = function (fd, data, position, encoding, callback) {
   encoding = encoding || "binary";
-  fs.write(fd, data, position, encoding, callback || noop);
+  binding.write(fd, data, position, encoding, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.writeSync = function (fd, data, position, encoding) {
+fs.writeSync = function (fd, data, position, encoding) {
   encoding = encoding || "binary";
-  return fs.write(fd, data, position, encoding);
+  return binding.write(fd, data, position, encoding);
 };
 
-exports.rename = function (oldPath, newPath, callback) {
-  fs.rename(oldPath, newPath, callback || noop);
+fs.rename = function (oldPath, newPath, callback) {
+  binding.rename(oldPath, newPath, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.renameSync = function (oldPath, newPath) {
-  return fs.rename(oldPath, newPath);
+fs.renameSync = function (oldPath, newPath) {
+  return binding.rename(oldPath, newPath);
 };
 
-exports.truncate = function (fd, len, callback) {
-  fs.truncate(fd, len, callback || noop);
+fs.truncate = function (fd, len, callback) {
+  binding.truncate(fd, len, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.truncateSync = function (fd, len) {
-  return fs.truncate(fd, len);
+fs.truncateSync = function (fd, len) {
+  return binding.truncate(fd, len);
 };
 
-exports.rmdir = function (path, callback) {
-  fs.rmdir(path, callback || noop);
+fs.rmdir = function (path, callback) {
+  binding.rmdir(path, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.rmdirSync = function (path) {
-  return fs.rmdir(path);
+fs.rmdirSync = function (path) {
+  return binding.rmdir(path);
 };
 
-exports.mkdir = function (path, mode, callback) {
-  fs.mkdir(path, mode, callback || noop);
+fs.mkdir = function (path, mode, callback) {
+  binding.mkdir(path, mode, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.mkdirSync = function (path, mode) {
-  return fs.mkdir(path, mode);
+fs.mkdirSync = function (path, mode) {
+  return binding.mkdir(path, mode);
 };
 
-exports.sendfile = function (outFd, inFd, inOffset, length, callback) {
-  fs.sendfile(outFd, inFd, inOffset, length, callback || noop);
+fs.sendfile = function (outFd, inFd, inOffset, length, callback) {
+  binding.sendfile(outFd, inFd, inOffset, length, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.sendfileSync = function (outFd, inFd, inOffset, length) {
-  return fs.sendfile(outFd, inFd, inOffset, length);
+fs.sendfileSync = function (outFd, inFd, inOffset, length) {
+  return binding.sendfile(outFd, inFd, inOffset, length);
 };
 
-exports.readdir = function (path, callback) {
-  fs.readdir(path, callback || noop);
+fs.readdir = function (path, callback) {
+  binding.readdir(path, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.readdirSync = function (path) {
-  return fs.readdir(path);
+fs.readdirSync = function (path) {
+  return binding.readdir(path);
 };
 
-exports.lstat = function (path, callback) {
-  fs.lstat(path, callback || noop);
+fs.lstat = function (path, callback) {
+  binding.lstat(path, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.stat = function (path, callback) {
-  fs.stat(path, callback || noop);
+fs.stat = function (path, callback) {
+  binding.stat(path, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.lstatSync = function (path) {
-  return fs.lstat(path);
+fs.lstatSync = function (path) {
+  return binding.lstat(path);
 };
 
-exports.statSync = function (path) {
-  return fs.stat(path);
+fs.statSync = function (path) {
+  return binding.stat(path);
 };
 
-exports.readlink = function (path, callback) {
-  fs.readlink(path, callback || noop);
+fs.readlink = function (path, callback) {
+  binding.readlink(path, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.readlinkSync = function (path) {
-  return fs.readlink(path);
+fs.readlinkSync = function (path) {
+  return binding.readlink(path);
 };
 
-exports.symlink = function (destination, path, callback) {
-  fs.symlink(destination, path, callback || noop);
+fs.symlink = function (destination, path, callback) {
+  binding.symlink(destination, path, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.symlinkSync = function (destination, path) {
-  return fs.symlink(destination, path);
+fs.symlinkSync = function (destination, path) {
+  return binding.symlink(destination, path);
 };
 
-exports.link = function (srcpath, dstpath, callback) {
-  fs.link(srcpath, dstpath, callback || noop);
+fs.link = function (srcpath, dstpath, callback) {
+  binding.link(srcpath, dstpath, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.linkSync = function (srcpath, dstpath) {
-  return fs.link(srcpath, dstpath);
+fs.linkSync = function (srcpath, dstpath) {
+  return binding.link(srcpath, dstpath);
 };
 
-exports.unlink = function (path, callback) {
-  fs.unlink(path, callback || noop);
+fs.unlink = function (path, callback) {
+  binding.unlink(path, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.unlinkSync = function (path) {
-  return fs.unlink(path);
+fs.unlinkSync = function (path) {
+  return binding.unlink(path);
 };
 
-exports.chmod = function (path, mode, callback) {
-  fs.chmod(path, mode, callback || noop);
+fs.chmod = function (path, mode, callback) {
+  binding.chmod(path, mode, callback || noop);
 };
 
-exports.chmodSync = function (path, mode) {
-  return fs.chmod(path, mode);
+fs.chmodSync = function (path, mode) {
+  return binding.chmod(path, mode);
 };
 
 function writeAll (fd, data, encoding, callback) {
-  exports.write(fd, data, 0, encoding, function (writeErr, written) {
+  fs.write(fd, data, 0, encoding, function (writeErr, written) {
     if (writeErr) {
-      exports.close(fd, function () {
+      fs.close(fd, function () {
         if (callback) callback(writeErr);
       });
     } else {
       if (written === data.length) {
-        exports.close(fd, callback);
+        fs.close(fd, callback);
       } else {
         writeAll(fd, data.slice(written), encoding, callback);
       }
@@ -266,11 +267,11 @@ function writeAll (fd, data, encoding, callback) {
   });
 }
 
-exports.writeFile = function (path, data, encoding_, callback) {
+fs.writeFile = function (path, data, encoding_, callback) {
   var encoding = (typeof(encoding_) == 'string' ? encoding_ : 'utf8');
   var callback_ = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
   var callback = (typeof(callback_) == 'function' ? callback_ : null);
-  exports.open(path, 'w', 0666, function (openErr, fd) {
+  fs.open(path, 'w', 0666, function (openErr, fd) {
     if (openErr) {
       if (callback) callback(openErr);
     } else {
@@ -279,23 +280,23 @@ exports.writeFile = function (path, data, encoding_, callback) {
   });
 };
 
-exports.writeFileSync = function (path, data, encoding) {
+fs.writeFileSync = function (path, data, encoding) {
   encoding = encoding || "utf8"; // default to utf8
-  var fd = exports.openSync(path, "w");
+  var fd = fs.openSync(path, "w");
   var written = 0;
   while (written < data.length) {
-    written += exports.writeSync(fd, data, 0, encoding);
+    written += fs.writeSync(fd, data, 0, encoding);
     data = data.slice(written);
   }
-  exports.closeSync(fd);
+  fs.closeSync(fd);
 };
 
-exports.cat = function () {
+fs.cat = function () {
   throw new Error("fs.cat is deprecated. Please use fs.readFile instead.");
 };
 
 
-exports.catSync = function () {
+fs.catSync = function () {
   throw new Error("fs.catSync is deprecated. Please use fs.readFileSync instead.");
 };
 
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ exports.catSync = function () {
 
 var statWatchers = {};
 
-exports.watchFile = function (filename) {
+fs.watchFile = function (filename) {
   var stat;
   var options;
   var listener;
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ exports.watchFile = function (filename) {
   if (statWatchers[filename]) {
     stat = statWatchers[filename];
   } else {
-    statWatchers[filename] = new fs.StatWatcher();
+    statWatchers[filename] = new binding.StatWatcher();
     stat = statWatchers[filename];
     stat.start(filename, options.persistent, options.interval);
   }
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ exports.watchFile = function (filename) {
   return stat;
 };
 
-exports.unwatchFile = function (filename) {
+fs.unwatchFile = function (filename) {
   if (statWatchers[filename]) {
     stat = statWatchers[filename];
     stat.stop();
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ var path = require('path');
 var normalize = path.normalize
     normalizeArray = path.normalizeArray;
 
-exports.realpathSync = function (path) {
+fs.realpathSync = function (path) {
   var seen_links = {}, knownHards = {}, buf, i = 0, part, x, stats;
   if (path.charAt(0) !== '/') {
     var cwd = process.cwd().split('/');
@@ -362,13 +363,13 @@ exports.realpathSync = function (path) {
       if (part in knownHards) {
         buf.push(path[i]);
       } else {
-        stats = exports.lstatSync(part);
+        stats = fs.lstatSync(part);
         if (stats.isSymbolicLink()) {
           x = stats.dev.toString(32)+":"+stats.ino.toString(32);
           if (x in seen_links)
             throw new Error("cyclic link at "+part);
           seen_links[x] = true;
-          part = exports.readlinkSync(part);
+          part = fs.readlinkSync(part);
           if (part.charAt(0) === '/') {
             // absolute
             path = normalizeArray(part.split('/'));
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ exports.realpathSync = function (path) {
 }
 
 
-exports.realpath = function (path, callback) {
+fs.realpath = function (path, callback) {
   var seen_links = {}, knownHards = {}, buf = [''], i = 0, part, x;
   if (path.charAt(0) !== '/') {
     // assumes cwd is canonical
@@ -426,14 +427,14 @@ exports.realpath = function (path, callback) {
       buf.push(path[i]);
       next();
     } else {
-      exports.lstat(part, function(err, stats){
+      fs.lstat(part, function(err, stats){
         if (err) return done(err);
         if (stats.isSymbolicLink()) {
           x = stats.dev.toString(32)+":"+stats.ino.toString(32);
           if (x in seen_links)
             return done(new Error("cyclic link at "+part));
           seen_links[x] = true;
-          exports.readlink(part, function(err, npart){
+          fs.readlink(part, function(err, npart){
             if (err) return done(err);
             part = npart;
             if (part.charAt(0) === '/') {
@@ -458,24 +459,24 @@ exports.realpath = function (path, callback) {
               }
             }
             next();
-          }); // fs.readlink
+          }); // binding.readlink
         }
         else {
           buf.push(path[i]);
           knownHards[buf.join('/')] = true;
           next();
         }
-      }); // fs.lstat
+      }); // binding.lstat
     }
   }
   next();
 }
 
-exports.createReadStream = function(path, options) {
+fs.createReadStream = function(path, options) {
   return new FileReadStream(path, options);
 };
 
-var FileReadStream = exports.FileReadStream = function(path, options) {
+var FileReadStream = fs.FileReadStream = function(path, options) {
   events.EventEmitter.call(this);
 
   this.path = path;
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ var FileReadStream = exports.FileReadStream = function(path, options) {
       return;
     }
 
-    exports.read(self.fd, self.bufferSize, undefined, self.encoding, function(err, data, bytesRead) {
+    fs.read(self.fd, self.bufferSize, undefined, self.encoding, function(err, data, bytesRead) {
       if (err) {
         self.emit('error', err);
         self.readable = false;
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ var FileReadStream = exports.FileReadStream = function(path, options) {
     });
   }
 
-  exports.open(this.path, this.flags, this.mode, function(err, fd) {
+  fs.open(this.path, this.flags, this.mode, function(err, fd) {
     if (err) {
       self.emit('error', err);
       self.readable = false;
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ var FileReadStream = exports.FileReadStream = function(path, options) {
     this.readable = false;
 
     function close() {
-      exports.close(self.fd, function(err) {
+      fs.close(self.fd, function(err) {
         if (err) {
           if (cb) {
             cb(err);
@@ -585,11 +586,11 @@ var FileReadStream = exports.FileReadStream = function(path, options) {
 };
 sys.inherits(FileReadStream, events.EventEmitter);
 
-exports.createWriteStream = function(path, options) {
+fs.createWriteStream = function(path, options) {
   return new FileWriteStream(path, options);
 };
 
-var FileWriteStream = exports.FileWriteStream = function(path, options) {
+var FileWriteStream = fs.FileWriteStream = function(path, options) {
   events.EventEmitter.call(this);
 
   this.path = path;
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ var FileWriteStream = exports.FileWriteStream = function(path, options) {
     queue = [],
     busy = false;
 
-  queue.push([exports.open, this.path, this.flags, this.mode, undefined]);
+  queue.push([fs.open, this.path, this.flags, this.mode, undefined]);
 
   function flush() {
     if (busy) {
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ var FileWriteStream = exports.FileWriteStream = function(path, options) {
       }
 
       // stop flushing after close
-      if (method === exports.close) {
+      if (method === fs.close) {
         if (cb) {
           cb(null);
         }
@@ -648,7 +649,7 @@ var FileWriteStream = exports.FileWriteStream = function(path, options) {
       }
 
       // save reference for file pointer
-      if (method === exports.open) {
+      if (method === fs.open) {
         self.fd = arguments[1];
         self.emit('open', self.fd);
       } else if (cb) {
@@ -660,7 +661,7 @@ var FileWriteStream = exports.FileWriteStream = function(path, options) {
     });
 
     // Inject the file pointer
-    if (method !== exports.open) {
+    if (method !== fs.open) {
       args.unshift(self.fd);
     }
 
@@ -672,20 +673,20 @@ var FileWriteStream = exports.FileWriteStream = function(path, options) {
       throw new Error('stream not writeable');
     }
 
-    queue.push([exports.write, data, undefined, this.encoding, cb]);
+    queue.push([fs.write, data, undefined, this.encoding, cb]);
     flush();
     return false;
   };
 
   this.close = function(cb) {
     this.writeable = false;
-    queue.push([exports.close, cb]);
+    queue.push([fs.close, cb]);
     flush();
   };
 
   this.forceClose = function(cb) {
     this.writeable = false;
-    exports.close(self.fd, function(err) {
+    fs.close(self.fd, function(err) {
       if (err) {
         if (cb) {
           cb(err);