diff --git a/examples/get.rs b/examples/get.rs
index f9a6994..52d7ea7 100644
--- a/examples/get.rs
+++ b/examples/get.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ///
 /// NOTE: running this program with `cargo run --example get` will create and delete the file
 /// `example-readme.md` in the current directory.
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::Path;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> kxio::Result<()> {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async fn main() -> kxio::Result<()> {
     // Create a `FileSystem` object for accessing files within the current directory.
     // The object created will return a `PathTraveral` error result if there is an attempt to\
     // access a file outside of this directory.
-    let fs: kxio::fs::FileSystem = kxio::fs::new(PathBuf::from("./"));
+    let fs: kxio::fs::FileSystem = kxio::fs::new("./");
 
     // The URL we will fetch - the readme for this library.
     let url = "https://git.kemitix.net/kemitix/kxio/raw/branch/main/README.md";
diff --git a/src/fs/mod.rs b/src/fs/mod.rs
index 1a8c9a8..ddb2f02 100644
--- a/src/fs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fs/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! Create a new `FileSystem` to access a directory using `kxio::fs::new(path)`.
 //! Create a new `TempFileSystem` to access a temporary directory using `kxio::fs::temp()?`;
 //!
-//! `TempFileSystem` derefs automaticalyl to `FileSystem` so can be used anywhere
+//! `TempFileSystem` derefs automatically to `FileSystem` so can be used anywhere
 //! you would use `FileSystem`.
 //!
 //! ```
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ pub use system::{DirHandle, FileHandle, FileSystem, PathHandle};
 /// Any attempt to access outside this base will result in a
 /// `error::Error::PathTraversal` error when attempting the
 /// opertation.
-pub const fn new(base: PathBuf) -> FileSystem {
-    FileSystem::new(base)
+pub fn new(base: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> FileSystem {
+    FileSystem::new(base.into())
 }
 
 /// Creates a new `TempFileSystem` for a temporary directory.