diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/package.json b/public/docs/_examples/package.json
index 823986a231..f241f845aa 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/package.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "test": "karma start karma.conf.js",
     "build-and-test": "npm run tsc && npm run test",
     "http-server": "tsc && http-server",
-    "typings" : "typings",
+    "typings": "typings",
     "postinstall": "typings install" 
   },
   "keywords": [],
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "protractor": "^3.1.1",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
     "typescript": "^1.7.5",
-    "typings":"0.6.8"
+    "typings": "0.6.8"
   },
   "repository": {  }
 }
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/quickstart.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/quickstart.jade
index 2d2968d8c6..f8d77ae0bd 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/quickstart.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/quickstart.jade
@@ -533,14 +533,17 @@ code-example(format="").
 
   We can also run the *typings* tool ourselves. The following command lists the locally installed typings files.
 code-example(format="").
-  npm run typings list
+  npm run typings -- list
 :marked
     The following command installs the typings file for the Jasmine test library and updates the `typings.config` 
     so we that we get it automatically the next time.
 code-example(format="").
-  npm run typings install -- jasmine --ambient --save
+  npm run typings -- install jasmine --ambient --save
 .l-sub-section
   :marked
+    The [–– option](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/run-script) is important; 
+    it tells npm to pass all arguments to the right of `--` to the *typings* command.
+    
     Learn about the features of the *typings* tool at its [site on github](https://github.com/typings/typings/blob/master/README.md).
 :marked
   #### Typing file collisions