diff --git a/src/gulp-compile.ts b/src/gulp-compile.ts
index 74e54791..a5638b40 100644
--- a/src/gulp-compile.ts
+++ b/src/gulp-compile.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var exec = require("child_process").exec;
 import typescriptUtil = require("../tools/typescript-util");
 import styleCopUtil = require("../tools/stylecop-util");
 var del = require("del");
+var ncp = require("ncp");
 
 var compilerPath = {
     src: "../../src",  // gulp task compiles all source under "taco-cli" source folder
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ var compilerPath = {
 ///////////////////////
 
 /* Default task for compiler - runs clean, compile, combine. */
-gulp.task("default", ["installBinDependencies", "styleCop"]);
+gulp.task("default", ["installBinDependencies", "styleCop", "copyResources"]);
 
-/* Compiles the typescript files in the project. */
+/* Compiles the typescript files in the project, for fast iterative use */
 gulp.task("fast-compile", function (cb: Function): void {
     var tsUtil = new typescriptUtil.TacoUtils.TypescriptServices();
     console.log("compilerPath.src:  " + path.resolve(compilerPath.src));
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ gulp.task("fast-compile", function (cb: Function): void {
     tsUtil.compileDirectory(compilerPath.src, compilerPath.bin, cb);
 });
 
+/* full clean build */
 gulp.task("compile", ["clean"], function (cb: Function): void {
     var tsUtil = new typescriptUtil.TacoUtils.TypescriptServices();
     console.log("compilerPath.src:  " + path.resolve(compilerPath.src));
@@ -60,6 +62,12 @@ gulp.task("copyPackageJSON", ["compile"], function (cb: Function): void {
     cb();
 });
 
+/* copy package.json files from source to bin */
+gulp.task("copyResources", ["compile"], function (cb: Function): void {
+    ncp("../../src/taco-cli/resources", "../../bin/taco-cli/resources", {clobber: true}, cb)
+});
+
+/* with package.json files setup in Bin folder, call npm install */
 gulp.task("installBinDependencies", ["copyPackageJSON"], function (cb: Function): void {
     exec("npm install", { cwd: "../../bin/taco-cli" }, cb);
 });
diff --git a/src/gulpfile.js b/src/gulpfile.js
index 500d1c8b..0c984f1b 100644
--- a/src/gulpfile.js
+++ b/src/gulpfile.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/*starter gulpfile, bootstraps compiling gulp-compile.ts and runs it*/
 var exec = require("child_process").exec,
     fs = require("fs"),
     path = require('path'),
@@ -7,17 +8,17 @@ var exec = require("child_process").exec,
 gulp.task("default", ["runCompiledGulp"], function (cb) {
     console.log("************************************************************");
     console.log("Prepared taco-cli project for first use.....");
-    console.log("Run 'gulp' in current folder or  'gulp --gulpfile gulp-compile.js' in ../build/src for subsequent builds");
+    console.log("Run 'gulp' in current folder or  'gulp fast-compile --gulpfile gulp-compile.js' in ../build/src for incremental builds");
     console.log("************************************************************\n\n");
 });
 
-/* Runs style cop on the sources. */
+/* Runs the compiled gulp file */
 gulp.task("runCompiledGulp", ["compileTSGulpFiles"], function (cb) {
     exec("gulp --gulpfile gulp-compile.js", { cwd: "../build/src" }, cb);
 });
 
-/* Runs style cop on the sources. */
-gulp.task("compileTSGulpFiles", ["installRootFolderGulp", "installRootFolderTypeScript", "installRootFolderDel"], function (cb) {
+/* compile the gulp-compile.ts file into JS */
+gulp.task("compileTSGulpFiles", ["installRootFolderGulp", "installRootFolderTypeScript", "installRootFolderDel", "installRootFolderNcp"], function (cb) {
     exec("tsc gulp-compile.ts --outdir ../build --module commonjs", { cwd: "." }, cb);
 });
 
@@ -31,9 +32,14 @@ gulp.task("installRootFolderTypeScript", function (cb) {
     exec("npm install typescript", { cwd: ".." }, cb);
 });
 
-/* install typescript in root folder */
+/* install del in root folder */
 gulp.task("installRootFolderDel", function (cb) {
     exec("npm install del", { cwd: ".." }, cb);
 });
 
+/* install del in root folder */
+gulp.task("installRootFolderNcp", function (cb) {
+    exec("npm install ncp", { cwd: ".." }, cb);
+});
+
 module.exports = gulp;
diff --git a/src/taco-cli/cli/taco.ts b/src/taco-cli/cli/taco.ts
index b9b79f35..18898b09 100644
--- a/src/taco-cli/cli/taco.ts
+++ b/src/taco-cli/cli/taco.ts
@@ -10,55 +10,11 @@ import path = require("path");
 class Taco {
     tacoResources: tacoUtility.Resources;
     constructor() {
-        this.tacoResources = new tacoUtility.Resources("abc");
+	var resourcePath : string = path.resolve("../resources");
+        this.tacoResources = new tacoUtility.Resources("en", resourcePath);
     }
     run(): void {
         console.log(this.tacoResources.getString("usage"));
-        var knownOpts =
-            {
-                'verbose': Boolean
-                , 'version': Boolean
-                , 'help': Boolean
-                , 'silent': Boolean
-                , 'experimental': Boolean
-                , 'noregistry': Boolean
-                , 'shrinkwrap': Boolean
-                , 'usegit': Boolean
-                , 'copy-from': String
-                , 'link-to': path
-                , 'searchpath': String
-                , 'variable': Array
-            // Flags to be passed to `cordova build/run/emulate`
-                , 'debug': Boolean
-                , 'release': Boolean
-                , 'archs': String
-                , 'device': Boolean
-                , 'emulator': Boolean
-                , 'target': String
-                , 'browserify': Boolean
-                , 'nobuild': Boolean
-            };
-
-        var shortHands =
-            {
-                'd': '--verbose'
-                , 'v': '--version'
-                , 'h': '--help'
-                , 'src': '--copy-from'
-            };
-
-        // If no inputArgs given, use process.argv.
-        var inputArguments: string[] = process.argv;
-
-        var args = nopt.nopt(knownOpts, shortHands, inputArguments);
-        console.info(args);
-
-        console.info("Number of command-line arguments - " + args.argv.remain.length);
-
-        for (var i = 0; i < args.argv.remain.length; ++i) {
-            console.info(args.argv.remain[i]);
-        }
-
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/taco-cli/resources/en/resources.json b/src/taco-cli/resources/en/resources.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..155f1a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/taco-cli/resources/en/resources.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{    
+  "usage":    "Usage:  taco-cli command args"
+}
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diff --git a/src/taco-cli/resources/resources.json b/src/taco-cli/resources/resources.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f90ccf41..00000000
--- a/src/taco-cli/resources/resources.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{    
-  "Usage":    "Usage:  taco-cli command args",
-}
\ No newline at end of file