diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74c0e35..2b7827b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ node path/to/markdown-include.js path/to/markdown.json
 
 `markdown.json` can be populated with the following options:
 
-| Option                    | Type          | Description                                                                |
-|:-------------------------:|:-------------:|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
-| `build`                   | String        | File path of where everything should be compiled, like `README.md`         |
-| `files`                   | Array         | Array of files to to compile                                               |
-| `tableOfContents`         | Object        | Object to hold options for table of contents generation                    |
-| `tableOfContents.heading` | String        | Heading for table of contents, added to the `tableOfContents` object       |
-
+| Option                    | Type    | Description                                                                |
+|:-------------------------:|:-------:|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
+| `build`                   | String  | File path of where everything should be compiled, like `README.md`.        |
+| `files`                   | Array   | Array of files to to compile.                                              |
+| `tableOfContents`         | Object  | Object to hold options for table of contents generation.                   |
+| `tableOfContents.heading` | String  | Heading for table of contents (use markdown syntax if desired).            |
+| `tableOfContents.lead`    | String  | What navigation items in table of contents lead with.  If value is `number` will add numbers before each item and subitem.  If not, will add asterisks.  Refer to markdown syntax to understand the difference. |
 # How It Works
 
 markdown-include works by recursively going through files based on the tags that are found.  For instance, consider the following in a `_README.md` file:
diff --git a/docs/how_to_use.md b/docs/how_to_use.md
index afaea0c..4400e32 100644
--- a/docs/how_to_use.md
+++ b/docs/how_to_use.md
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ node path/to/markdown-include.js path/to/markdown.json
 
 `markdown.json` can be populated with the following options:
 
-| Option                    | Type          | Description                                                                |
-|:-------------------------:|:-------------:|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
-| `build`                   | String        | File path of where everything should be compiled, like `README.md`         |
-| `files`                   | Array         | Array of files to to compile                                               |
-| `tableOfContents`         | Object        | Object to hold options for table of contents generation                    |
-| `tableOfContents.heading` | String        | Heading for table of contents (use markdown syntax if desired)             |
\ No newline at end of file
+| Option                    | Type    | Description                                                                |
+|:-------------------------:|:-------:|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
+| `build`                   | String  | File path of where everything should be compiled, like `README.md`.        |
+| `files`                   | Array   | Array of files to to compile.                                              |
+| `tableOfContents`         | Object  | Object to hold options for table of contents generation.                   |
+| `tableOfContents.heading` | String  | Heading for table of contents (use markdown syntax if desired).            |
+| `tableOfContents.lead`    | String  | What navigation items in table of contents lead with.  If value is `number` will add numbers before each item and subitem.  If not, will add asterisks.  Refer to markdown syntax to understand the difference. |
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/markdown-include.js b/markdown-include.js
index 19b14cb..1fc3b94 100644
--- a/markdown-include.js
+++ b/markdown-include.js
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 
 	var exec = require('child_process').exec;
 	var fs = require('fs');
+	var build = {};
 	var includePattern = /^#include\s"(.+\/|\/|\w|-|\/)+.md"/gm;
 	var ignorePattern = /^#include\s"(.+\/|\/|\w|-|\/)+.md" !ignore/gm;
 	var headingPattern = /^#+\s.+ !heading/gm;
-	var build = {};
 	var tableOfContents = '';
+	var options;
 
 	/**
 	 * Builds links for table of contents
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 		var item = headingTag.substring(count + 1);
 		var index = headingTag.indexOf(item);
 		var headingTrimmed = buildLinkString(headingTag.substring(index));
+		var lead = options.tableOfContents.lead && options.tableOfContents.lead === 'number' ? '1.' : '*';
 		var navItem;
 
 		/**
@@ -61,22 +63,22 @@
 
 		switch (obj.count) {
 			case 1:
-				navItem = '* ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
+				navItem = lead + ' ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
 			break;
 			case 2:
-				navItem = '  * ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
+				navItem = '  ' + lead + ' ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
 			break;
 			case 3:
-				navItem = '    * ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
+				navItem = '    ' + lead + ' ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
 			break;
 			case 4:
-				navItem = '      * ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
+				navItem = '      ' + lead + ' ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
 			break;
 			case 5:
-				navItem = '        * ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
+				navItem = '        ' + lead + ' ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
 			break;
 			case 6:
-				navItem = '          * ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
+				navItem = '          ' + lead + ' ' + buildNavItem(headingTrimmed);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@
 				throw err;
 			}
 
-			var options = JSON.parse(data.toString());
+			options = JSON.parse(data.toString());
 			var files = options.files;
 			var i;
 
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@
 					}
 				}
 
-				writeFile(options, build[file].parsedData);
+				writeFile(build[file].parsedData);
 			}
 		});
 	}
@@ -324,16 +326,11 @@
 				var currentPatternTagLength = patterns[i].length;
 				var replacedTag = currentPattern.substring(0, currentPatternTagLength - stringLength);
 
-				if (obj.replace) {
-					console.log('do something else');
+				if (replacedData) {
+					replacedData = replacedData.replace(currentPattern, replacedTag);
 				}
 				else {
-					if (replacedData) {
-						replacedData = replacedData.replace(currentPattern, replacedTag);
-					}
-					else {
-						replacedData = obj.data.replace(currentPattern, replacedTag);
-					}
+					replacedData = obj.data.replace(currentPattern, replacedTag);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -346,7 +343,7 @@
 	 * @param  {String} path Path to build new file
 	 * @param  {String} data Data to write into file
 	 */
-	function writeFile(options, parsedData) {
+	function writeFile(parsedData) {
 		fs.writeFile(options.build, parsedData, function (err) {
 			if (err) {
 				throw err;