diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_js_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_js_generator.cc
index 7787dfb..7f53016 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_js_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_js_generator.cc
@@ -2185,4 +2185,4 @@
 THRIFT_REGISTER_GENERATOR(js, "Javascript",
 "    jquery:          Generate jQuery compatible code.\n"
 "    node:            Generate node.js compatible code.\n"
-"    ts:              Generate TypeScript Definition Files.\n")
+"    ts:              Generate TypeScript definition files.\n")
diff --git a/lib/js/README.md b/lib/js/README.md
index bb65050..8c4340b 100644
--- a/lib/js/README.md
+++ b/lib/js/README.md
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@
 require a recent version of Node.js to be installed. To 
 install the support files for the Grunt build tool execute
 the command:
-   $ npm install
+
+    npm install
+    
 This reads the package.json and pulls in the appropriate
 sources from the internet. To build the JavaScript branch
 of Apache Thrift execute the command:
-   $ grunt
-This runs the grunt build tool, linting all of the source 
+
+    grunt
+    
+This runs therunt build tool, linting all of the source 
 files, setting up and running the tests, concatenating and
 minifying the main libraries and generating the html 
 documentation.
@@ -127,3 +131,10 @@
     server.listen(port);
     console.log("Http/Thrift Server running on port: " + port);
 
+
+TypeScript
+------------------------------------
+TypeScript definition files can also be generated by running:
+
+    thrift --gen js:ts file.thrift
+