diff --git a/railties/CHANGELOG b/railties/CHANGELOG
index e0e3003e8c59d..1ca1248c1e950 100644
--- a/railties/CHANGELOG
+++ b/railties/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Add/Update usage documentation for script/destroy, resource generator and scaffold_resource generator.  Closes #7092, #7271, #7267.  [bscofield]
+
 * Update to script.aculo.us 1.7.0.  [Thomas Fuchs]
 
 * Update to Prototype 1.5.0. [Sam Stephenson]
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/resource/USAGE b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/resource/USAGE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..545cbb9cf767f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/resource/USAGE
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Description:
+    The resource generator creates an empty model, controller, and functional
+    suitable for inclusion in a REST-like, resource-oriented application.
+    
+    The generator takes the name of the model as its first argument. This
+    model name is then pluralized to get the controller name. So "resource
+    post" will generate a Post model and a PostsController and will be 
+    intended for URLs like /posts and /posts/45.
+    
+    As additional parameters, the generator will take attribute pairs
+    described by name and type. These attributes will be used to
+    prepopulate the migration to create the table for the model. For 
+    example, "resource post title:string created_on:date body:text 
+    published:boolean" will give you a Post model with those four attributes.
+    
+    You don't have to think up all attributes up front, but it's a good
+    idea of adding just the baseline of what's needed to start really
+    working with the resource.
+    
+    The generator also adds an appropriate map.resources declaration to 
+    your config/routes.rb file, hooking up the rules that'll point URLs to 
+    this new resource. 
+    
+    Unlike the scaffold_resource generator, the resource generator does not
+    create views or add any methods to the generated controller.
+    
+Examples:
+    ./script/generate resource post # no attributes
+    ./script/generate resource post title:string created_on:date body:text published:boolean
+    ./script/generate resource purchase order_id:integer created_at:datetime amount:decimal
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold_resource/USAGE b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold_resource/USAGE
index aa47491280918..60e13c770f986 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold_resource/USAGE
+++ b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold_resource/USAGE
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ Description:
     idea of adding just the baseline of what's needed to start really
     working with the resource.
     
-    Once the generator has run, you'll need to add a declaration to your
-    config/routes.rb file to hook up the rules that'll point URLs to this
-    new resource. If you create a resource like "scaffold_resource post",
-    you'll need to add "map.resources :posts" (notice the plural form) in
-    the routes file. Then your new resource is accessible from /posts.
+    The generator also adds a declaration to your config/routes.rb file
+    to hook up the rules that'll point URLs to this new resource. If you 
+    create a resource like "scaffold_resource post", it will add
+    "map.resources :posts" (notice the plural form) in the routes file, 
+    making your new resource accessible from /posts. 
 
 Examples:
     ./script/generate scaffold_resource post # no attributes, view will be anemic
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails_generator/scripts/destroy.rb b/railties/lib/rails_generator/scripts/destroy.rb
index 628ec4de32ee7..4c5f483c5b9db 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails_generator/scripts/destroy.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails_generator/scripts/destroy.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,28 @@
 module Rails::Generator::Scripts
   class Destroy < Base
     mandatory_options :command => :destroy
+    
+    protected
+    def usage_message
+      usage = "\nInstalled Generators\n"
+      Rails::Generator::Base.sources.each do |source|
+        label = source.label.to_s.capitalize
+        names = source.names
+        usage << "  #{label}: #{names.join(', ')}\n" unless names.empty?
+      end
+
+      usage << <<end_blurb
+
+This script will destroy all files created by the corresponding 
+script/generate command. For instance, script/destroy migration CreatePost
+will delete the appropriate ###_create_post.rb file in db/migrate, while 
+script/destroy scaffold_resource Post will delete the posts controller and 
+views, post model and migration, all associated tests, and the map.resources
+:posts line in config/routes.rb.
+      
+For instructions on finding new generators, run script/generate
+end_blurb
+      return usage
+    end
   end
 end