diff --git a/lib/coffee-script.js b/lib/coffee-script.js
index f1a4f4d3..e6c89a16 100755
--- a/lib/coffee-script.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
       if (options.fileName) {
         err.message = "In " + options.fileName + ", " + err.message;
       }
-      console.error(err.toString());
       throw err;
     }
   };
diff --git a/lib/command.js b/lib/command.js
index 8f60d5c3..46805971 100644
--- a/lib/command.js
+++ b/lib/command.js
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
   var ALL_SWITCHES, BANNER, CoffeeScript, DEPRECATED_SWITCHES, EventEmitter, SWITCHES, compileOptions, compileScript, compileScripts, compileStdio, exec, fs, helpers, lint, optionParser, optparse, opts, parseOptions, path, printTokens, sources, spawn, usage, version, watch, writeJs, _ref;
   fs = require('fs');
   path = require('path');
+  helpers = require('./helpers');
   optparse = require('./optparse');
   CoffeeScript = require('./coffee-script');
-  helpers = require('./helpers');
   _ref = require('child_process'), spawn = _ref.spawn, exec = _ref.exec;
   EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
   helpers.extend(CoffeeScript, new EventEmitter);
-  global.CoffeeScript = CoffeeScript;
-  BANNER = 'coffee compiles CoffeeScript source files into JavaScript.\n\nUsage:\n  coffee path/to/script.coffee';
+  BANNER = 'Usage: coffee [options] path/to/script.coffee';
   SWITCHES = [['-c', '--compile', 'compile to JavaScript and save as .js files'], ['-i', '--interactive', 'run an interactive CoffeeScript REPL'], ['-o', '--output [DIR]', 'set the directory for compiled JavaScript'], ['-w', '--watch', 'watch scripts for changes, and recompile'], ['-p', '--print', 'print the compiled JavaScript to stdout'], ['-l', '--lint', 'pipe the compiled JavaScript through JSLint'], ['-s', '--stdio', 'listen for and compile scripts over stdio'], ['-e', '--eval', 'compile a string from the command line'], ['-r', '--require [FILE*]', 'require a library before executing your script'], ['-b', '--bare', 'compile without the top-level function wrapper'], ['-t', '--tokens', 'print the tokens that the lexer produces'], ['-n', '--nodes', 'print the parse tree that Jison produces'], ['-v', '--version', 'display CoffeeScript version'], ['-h', '--help', 'display this help message']];
   DEPRECATED_SWITCHES = [['--no-wrap', 'compile without the top-level function wrapper']];
   ALL_SWITCHES = SWITCHES.concat(DEPRECATED_SWITCHES);
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@
     };
   };
   usage = function() {
-    console.log((new optparse.OptionParser(SWITCHES)).help());
+    console.log((new optparse.OptionParser(SWITCHES, BANNER)).help());
     return process.exit(0);
   };
   version = function() {
diff --git a/lib/optparse.js b/lib/optparse.js
index c92b98da..f90c96fb 100755
--- a/lib/optparse.js
+++ b/lib/optparse.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   var LONG_FLAG, MULTI_FLAG, OPTIONAL, OptionParser, SHORT_FLAG, buildRule, buildRules, normalizeArguments;
   exports.OptionParser = (function() {
     OptionParser = (function() {
-      function OptionParser(rules, banner) {
-        this.banner = banner;
+      function OptionParser(rules, _arg) {
+        this.banner = _arg;
         this.rules = buildRules(rules);
         return this;
       }
diff --git a/src/command.coffee b/src/command.coffee
index f8b750c0..aced312e 100644
--- a/src/command.coffee
+++ b/src/command.coffee
@@ -7,22 +7,18 @@
 # External dependencies.
 fs             = require 'fs'
 path           = require 'path'
+helpers        = require './helpers'
 optparse       = require './optparse'
 CoffeeScript   = require './coffee-script'
-helpers        = require './helpers'
 {spawn, exec}  = require 'child_process'
 {EventEmitter} = require 'events'
 
-# Allow CoffeeScript to emit Node.js events, and add it to global scope.
+# Allow CoffeeScript to emit Node.js events.
 helpers.extend CoffeeScript, new EventEmitter
-global.CoffeeScript = CoffeeScript
 
 # The help banner that is printed when `coffee` is called without arguments.
 BANNER = '''
-  coffee compiles CoffeeScript source files into JavaScript.
-
-  Usage:
-    coffee path/to/script.coffee
+  Usage: coffee [options] path/to/script.coffee
          '''
 
 # The list of all the valid option flags that `coffee` knows how to handle.
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ exports.run = ->
   return version()                            if opts.version
   return require './repl'                     if opts.interactive
   return compileStdio()                       if opts.stdio
-  return compileScript null, sources[0]         if opts.eval
+  return compileScript null, sources[0]       if opts.eval
   return require './repl'                     unless sources.length
   separator = sources.indexOf '--'
   flags = []
@@ -195,7 +191,7 @@ compileOptions = (fileName) -> {fileName, bare: opts.bare or opts['no-wrap']}
 # Print the `--help` usage message and exit. Deprecated switches are not
 # shown.
 usage = ->
-  console.log (new optparse.OptionParser SWITCHES).help()
+  console.log (new optparse.OptionParser SWITCHES, BANNER).help()
   process.exit 0
 
 # Print the `--version` message and exit.
diff --git a/src/optparse.coffee b/src/optparse.coffee
index 545ce140..a760936e 100644
--- a/src/optparse.coffee
+++ b/src/optparse.coffee
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ exports.OptionParser = class OptionParser
   #     [short-flag, long-flag, description]
   #
   # Along with an an optional banner for the usage help.
-  constructor: (rules, banner) ->
-    @banner = banner
-    @rules  = buildRules rules
+  constructor: (rules, @banner) ->
+    @rules = buildRules rules
 
   # Parse the list of arguments, populating an `options` object with all of the
   # specified options, and returning it. `options.arguments` will be an array