diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 55960d1..fa39805 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ go_import_path: github.com/spf13/viper
 
 language: go
 go:
-  - 1.7.x
-  - 1.8.x
   - 1.9.x
+  - 1.10.x
   - tip
 
 os:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64bf474..d752822 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ _When working with ENV variables, it’s important to recognize that Viper
 treats ENV variables as case sensitive._
 
 Viper provides a mechanism to try to ensure that ENV variables are unique. By
-using `SetEnvPrefix`, you can tell Viper to use add a prefix while reading from
+using `SetEnvPrefix`, you can tell Viper to use a prefix while reading from
 the environment variables. Both `BindEnv` and `AutomaticEnv` will use this
 prefix.
 
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ The following functions and methods exist:
  * `GetTime(key string) : time.Time`
  * `GetDuration(key string) : time.Duration`
  * `IsSet(key string) : bool`
+ * `AllSettings() : map[string]interface{}`
 
 One important thing to recognize is that each Get function will return a zero
 value if it’s not found. To check if a given key exists, the `IsSet()` method
@@ -590,6 +591,27 @@ if err != nil {
 }
 ```
 
+### Marshalling to string
+
+You may need to marhsal all the settings held in viper into a string rather than write them to a file. 
+You can use your favorite format's marshaller with the config returned by `AllSettings()`.
+
+```go
+import (
+    yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+    // ...
+) 
+
+func yamlStringSettings() string {
+    c := viper.AllSettings()
+	bs, err := yaml.Marshal(c)
+	if err != nil {
+        t.Fatalf("unable to marshal config to YAML: %v", err)
+    }
+	return string(bs)
+}
+```
+
 ## Viper or Vipers?
 
 Viper comes ready to use out of the box. There is no configuration or
diff --git a/nohup.out b/nohup.out
deleted file mode 100644
index 8973bf2..0000000
--- a/nohup.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-QProcess::start: Process is already running
diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index 8284149..bda3ea8 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -114,6 +114,23 @@ func (fnfe ConfigFileNotFoundError) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Config File %q Not Found in %q", fnfe.name, fnfe.locations)
 }
 
+// A DecoderConfigOption can be passed to viper.Unmarshal to configure
+// mapstructure.DecoderConfig options
+type DecoderConfigOption func(*mapstructure.DecoderConfig)
+
+// DecodeHook returns a DecoderConfigOption which overrides the default
+// DecoderConfig.DecodeHook value, the default is:
+//
+//  mapstructure.ComposeDecodeHookFunc(
+//		mapstructure.StringToTimeDurationHookFunc(),
+//		mapstructure.StringToSliceHookFunc(","),
+//	)
+func DecodeHook(hook mapstructure.DecodeHookFunc) DecoderConfigOption {
+	return func(c *mapstructure.DecoderConfig) {
+		c.DecodeHook = hook
+	}
+}
+
 // Viper is a prioritized configuration registry. It
 // maintains a set of configuration sources, fetches
 // values to populate those, and provides them according
@@ -709,6 +726,12 @@ func (v *Viper) GetInt(key string) int {
 	return cast.ToInt(v.Get(key))
 }
 
+// GetInt32 returns the value associated with the key as an integer.
+func GetInt32(key string) int32 { return v.GetInt32(key) }
+func (v *Viper) GetInt32(key string) int32 {
+	return cast.ToInt32(v.Get(key))
+}
+
 // GetInt64 returns the value associated with the key as an integer.
 func GetInt64(key string) int64 { return v.GetInt64(key) }
 func (v *Viper) GetInt64(key string) int64 {
@@ -766,9 +789,11 @@ func (v *Viper) GetSizeInBytes(key string) uint {
 }
 
 // UnmarshalKey takes a single key and unmarshals it into a Struct.
-func UnmarshalKey(key string, rawVal interface{}) error { return v.UnmarshalKey(key, rawVal) }
-func (v *Viper) UnmarshalKey(key string, rawVal interface{}) error {
-	err := decode(v.Get(key), defaultDecoderConfig(rawVal))
+func UnmarshalKey(key string, rawVal interface{}, opts ...DecoderConfigOption) error {
+	return v.UnmarshalKey(key, rawVal, opts...)
+}
+func (v *Viper) UnmarshalKey(key string, rawVal interface{}, opts ...DecoderConfigOption) error {
+	err := decode(v.Get(key), defaultDecoderConfig(rawVal, opts...))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -781,9 +806,11 @@ func (v *Viper) UnmarshalKey(key string, rawVal interface{}) error {
 
 // Unmarshal unmarshals the config into a Struct. Make sure that the tags
 // on the fields of the structure are properly set.
-func Unmarshal(rawVal interface{}) error { return v.Unmarshal(rawVal) }
-func (v *Viper) Unmarshal(rawVal interface{}) error {
-	err := decode(v.AllSettings(), defaultDecoderConfig(rawVal))
+func Unmarshal(rawVal interface{}, opts ...DecoderConfigOption) error {
+	return v.Unmarshal(rawVal, opts...)
+}
+func (v *Viper) Unmarshal(rawVal interface{}, opts ...DecoderConfigOption) error {
+	err := decode(v.AllSettings(), defaultDecoderConfig(rawVal, opts...))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -796,8 +823,8 @@ func (v *Viper) Unmarshal(rawVal interface{}) error {
 
 // defaultDecoderConfig returns default mapsstructure.DecoderConfig with suppot
 // of time.Duration values & string slices
-func defaultDecoderConfig(output interface{}) *mapstructure.DecoderConfig {
-	return &mapstructure.DecoderConfig{
+func defaultDecoderConfig(output interface{}, opts ...DecoderConfigOption) *mapstructure.DecoderConfig {
+	c := &mapstructure.DecoderConfig{
 		Metadata:         nil,
 		Result:           output,
 		WeaklyTypedInput: true,
@@ -806,6 +833,10 @@ func defaultDecoderConfig(output interface{}) *mapstructure.DecoderConfig {
 			mapstructure.StringToSliceHookFunc(","),
 		),
 	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(c)
+	}
+	return c
 }
 
 // A wrapper around mapstructure.Decode that mimics the WeakDecode functionality
@@ -1747,18 +1778,14 @@ func (v *Viper) getConfigType() string {
 }
 
 func (v *Viper) getConfigFile() (string, error) {
-	// if explicitly set, then use it
-	if v.configFile != "" {
-		return v.configFile, nil
+	if v.configFile == "" {
+		cf, err := v.findConfigFile()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		v.configFile = cf
 	}
-
-	cf, err := v.findConfigFile()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	v.configFile = cf
-	return v.getConfigFile()
+	return v.configFile, nil
 }
 
 func (v *Viper) searchInPath(in string) (filename string) {
diff --git a/viper_test.go b/viper_test.go
index 0985821..7acd910 100644
--- a/viper_test.go
+++ b/viper_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package viper
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 
@@ -508,6 +510,42 @@ func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, &config{Name: "Steve", Port: 1234, Duration: time.Second + time.Millisecond}, &C)
 }
 
+func TestUnmarshalWithDecoderOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	Set("credentials", "{\"foo\":\"bar\"}")
+
+	opt := DecodeHook(mapstructure.ComposeDecodeHookFunc(
+		mapstructure.StringToTimeDurationHookFunc(),
+		mapstructure.StringToSliceHookFunc(","),
+		// Custom Decode Hook Function
+		func(rf reflect.Kind, rt reflect.Kind, data interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+			if rf != reflect.String || rt != reflect.Map {
+				return data, nil
+			}
+			m := map[string]string{}
+			raw := data.(string)
+			if raw == "" {
+				return m, nil
+			}
+			return m, json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &m)
+		},
+	))
+
+	type config struct {
+		Credentials map[string]string
+	}
+
+	var C config
+
+	err := Unmarshal(&C, opt)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to decode into struct, %v", err)
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, &config{
+		Credentials: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+	}, &C)
+}
+
 func TestBindPFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	v := New() // create independent Viper object
 	flagSet := pflag.NewFlagSet("test", pflag.ContinueOnError)
@@ -1073,6 +1111,10 @@ func TestMergeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("lagrenum != 765432101234567, = %d", pop)
 	}
 
+	if pop := v.GetInt32("hello.pop"); pop != int32(37890) {
+		t.Fatalf("pop != 37890, = %d", pop)
+	}
+
 	if pop := v.GetInt64("hello.lagrenum"); pop != int64(765432101234567) {
 		t.Fatalf("int64 lagrenum != 765432101234567, = %d", pop)
 	}
@@ -1097,6 +1139,10 @@ func TestMergeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("lagrenum != 7654321001234567, = %d", pop)
 	}
 
+	if pop := v.GetInt32("hello.pop"); pop != int32(45000) {
+		t.Fatalf("pop != 45000, = %d", pop)
+	}
+
 	if pop := v.GetInt64("hello.lagrenum"); pop != int64(7654321001234567) {
 		t.Fatalf("int64 lagrenum != 7654321001234567, = %d", pop)
 	}