diff --git a/src/libstd/fs.rs b/src/libstd/fs.rs
index 48753ccf1c3..38fd93501a5 100644
--- a/src/libstd/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/fs.rs
@@ -694,6 +694,23 @@ impl Metadata {
     ///
     /// This field may not be available on all platforms, and will return an
     /// `Err` on platforms where it is not available.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # fn foo() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    /// use std::fs;
+    ///
+    /// let metadata = try!(fs::metadata("foo.txt"));
+    ///
+    /// if let Ok(time) = metadata.modified() {
+    ///     println!("{:?}", time);
+    /// } else {
+    ///     println!("Not supported on this platform");
+    /// }
+    /// # Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "fs_time", since = "1.10.0")]
     pub fn modified(&self) -> io::Result<SystemTime> {
         self.0.modified().map(FromInner::from_inner)
@@ -712,6 +729,23 @@ impl Metadata {
     ///
     /// This field may not be available on all platforms, and will return an
     /// `Err` on platforms where it is not available.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # fn foo() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    /// use std::fs;
+    ///
+    /// let metadata = try!(fs::metadata("foo.txt"));
+    ///
+    /// if let Ok(time) = metadata.accessed() {
+    ///     println!("{:?}", time);
+    /// } else {
+    ///     println!("Not supported on this platform");
+    /// }
+    /// # Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "fs_time", since = "1.10.0")]
     pub fn accessed(&self) -> io::Result<SystemTime> {
         self.0.accessed().map(FromInner::from_inner)
@@ -726,6 +760,23 @@ impl Metadata {
     ///
     /// This field may not be available on all platforms, and will return an
     /// `Err` on platforms where it is not available.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # fn foo() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    /// use std::fs;
+    ///
+    /// let metadata = try!(fs::metadata("foo.txt"));
+    ///
+    /// if let Ok(time) = metadata.created() {
+    ///     println!("{:?}", time);
+    /// } else {
+    ///     println!("Not supported on this platform");
+    /// }
+    /// # Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "fs_time", since = "1.10.0")]
     pub fn created(&self) -> io::Result<SystemTime> {
         self.0.created().map(FromInner::from_inner)
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs
index 54340773a42..77587918ac9 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs
@@ -25,15 +25,53 @@ use sys::platform::fs::MetadataExt as UnixMetadataExt;
 pub trait PermissionsExt {
     /// Returns the underlying raw `mode_t` bits that are the standard Unix
     /// permissions for this file.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// use std::fs::File;
+    /// use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+    ///
+    /// let f = try!(File::create("foo.txt"));
+    /// let metadata = try!(f.metadata());
+    /// let permissions = metadata.permissions();
+    ///
+    /// println!("permissions: {}", permissions.mode());
+    /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "fs_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
     fn mode(&self) -> u32;
 
     /// Sets the underlying raw bits for this set of permissions.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// use std::fs::File;
+    /// use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+    ///
+    /// let f = try!(File::create("foo.txt"));
+    /// let metadata = try!(f.metadata());
+    /// let mut permissions = metadata.permissions();
+    ///
+    /// permissions.set_mode(0o644); // Read/write for owner and read for others.
+    /// assert_eq!(permissions.mode(), 0o644);
+    /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "fs_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
     fn set_mode(&mut self, mode: u32);
 
     /// Creates a new instance of `Permissions` from the given set of Unix
     /// permission bits.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// use std::fs::Permissions;
+    /// use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+    ///
+    /// // Read/write for owner and read for others.
+    /// let permissions = Permissions::from_mode(0o644);
+    /// assert_eq!(permissions.mode(), 0o644);
+    /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "fs_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
     fn from_mode(mode: u32) -> Self;
 }
@@ -63,6 +101,18 @@ pub trait OpenOptionsExt {
     /// If no `mode` is set, the default of `0o666` will be used.
     /// The operating system masks out bits with the systems `umask`, to produce
     /// the final permissions.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// extern crate libc;
+    /// use std::fs::OpenOptions;
+    /// use std::os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt;
+    ///
+    /// let mut options = OpenOptions::new();
+    /// options.mode(0o644); // Give read/write for owner and read for others.
+    /// let file = options.open("foo.txt");
+    /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "fs_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
     fn mode(&mut self, mode: u32) -> &mut Self;