diff --git a/lib/tput.js b/lib/tput.js
index 43b7a77..6080ee7 100644
--- a/lib/tput.js
+++ b/lib/tput.js
@@ -294,14 +294,14 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
 
       while (val) {
         // '\e' -> ^[
-        if (cap = /\\e/gi.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^\\e/gi.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           code += '\x1b';
           continue;
         }
 
         // '^A' -> ^A
-        if (cap = /\^(.)/gi.exec(val)) { // case-insensitive?
+        if (cap = /^\^(.)/gi.exec(val)) { // case-insensitive?
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           ch = cap[1];
           switch (ch) {
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
         // '\n' -> \n
         // '\r' -> \r
         // '\0' -> \200 (special case)
-        if (cap = /\\([nlrtbfs\^\\,:0])/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^\\([nlrtbfs\^\\,:0])/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           ch = cap[1];
           switch (ch) {
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
         }
 
         // 3 octal digits -> character
-        if (cap = /\\(\d\d\d)/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^\\(\d\d\d)/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           ch = cap[1];
           code += String.fromCharCode(parseInt(ch, 8));
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
         }
 
         // $<5> -> padding
-        if (cap = /\$<(\d+)>(\*|\/)/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^\$<(\d+)>(\*|\/)/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           ch = cap[1];
           code += Array(+ch + 1).join(' '); // "padding" characters?
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
 
         // man terminfo, around page 1034
         // %%   outputs `%'
-        if (cap = /%%/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%%/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           code += '%';
           continue;
@@ -470,21 +470,29 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
         //   as in printf, flags are [-+#] and space.  Use a `:' to allow the
         //   next character to be a `-' flag, avoiding interpreting "%-" as an
         //   operator.
-        if (cap = /%(?:(:)?([\-+# ]+)?)(?:(\d+)(\.\d+)?)?([doxXs])?/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%(?:(:)?([\-+# ]+)?)(?:(\d+)(\.\d+)?)?([doxXs])?/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           code += 'TODO';
           continue;
         }
 
         // %c   print pop() like %c in printf
-        if (cap = /%c/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%c/g.exec(val)) {
+          val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
+          code += 'stack.pop()'; // TODO: FORMAT
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // %d   print pop() like %d in printf
+        // NOT SURE ABOUT %d being print!
+        if (cap = /^%d/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           code += 'stack.pop()'; // TODO: FORMAT
           continue;
         }
 
         // %s   print pop() like %s in printf
-        if (cap = /%s/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%s/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           code += 'stack.pop()'; // TODO: FORMAT
           continue;
@@ -492,7 +500,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
 
         // %p[1-9]
         //   push i'th parameter
-        if (cap = /%p([1-9])/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%p([1-9])/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           code += 'params[i]';
           continue;
@@ -500,28 +508,28 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
 
         // %P[a-z]
         //   set dynamic variable [a-z] to pop()
-        if (cap = /%P([a-z])/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%P([a-z])/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           v = cap[1];
-          code += 'dyn[' + v + '] = stack.pop()';
+          code += 'dyn.' + v + ' = stack.pop()';
           continue;
         }
 
         // %g[a-z]
         //   get dynamic variable [a-z] and push it
-        if (cap = /%g([a-z])/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%g([a-z])/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           v = cap[1];
-          code += '(stack.push(dyn[' + v + ']), dyn[' + v + '])';
+          code += '(stack.push(dyn.' + v + '), dyn.' + v + ')';
           continue;
         }
 
         // %P[A-Z]
         //   set static variable [a-z] to pop()
-        if (cap = /%P([A-Z])/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%P([A-Z])/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           v = cap[1];
-          code += 'stat[' + v + '] = stack.pop()';
+          code += 'stat.' + v + ' = stack.pop()';
           continue;
         }
 
@@ -534,15 +542,15 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
         //   documented in other implementations.  Relying on it will adversely
         //   impact portability to other implementations.
 
-        if (cap = /%g([A-Z])/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%g([A-Z])/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           v = cap[1];
-          code += 'stack.push(stat[' + v + '])';
+          code += 'stack.push(stat.' + v + ')';
           continue;
         }
 
         // %'c' char constant c
-        if (cap = /%'(\w)'/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%'(\w)'/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           ch = cap[1];
           code += '"' + ch + '"';
@@ -551,7 +559,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
 
         // %{nn}
         //   integer constant nn
-        if (cap = /%\{(\d+)\}/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%\{(\d+)\}/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           ch = cap[1];
           code += '(' + ch + ')';
@@ -559,7 +567,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
         }
 
         // %l   push strlen(pop)
-        if (cap = /%l/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%l/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           code += 'stack.push(stack.pop().length)';
           continue;
@@ -571,7 +579,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
         //   bit operations (AND, OR and exclusive-OR): push(pop() op pop())
         // %= %> %<
         //   logical operations: push(pop() op pop())
-        if (cap = /%([+\-*\/m&|\^=><])/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%([+\-*\/m&|\^=><])/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           op = cap[1];
           if (op === '=') op = '===';
@@ -582,7 +590,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
 
         // %A, %O
         //   logical AND and OR operations (for conditionals)
-        if (cap = /%([AO])/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%([AO])/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           op = cap[1];
           code += op === ' A ' ? ' && ' : ' || ';
@@ -591,7 +599,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
 
         // %! %~
         //   unary operations (logical and bit complement): push(op pop())
-        if (cap = /%([!~])/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%([!~])/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           op = cap[1];
           code += 'stack.push(' + op + 'stack.pop())';
@@ -599,7 +607,7 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
         }
 
         // %i   add 1 to first two parameters (for ANSI terminals)
-        if (cap = /%i/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%i/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
           code += '(params[0]++, params[1]++)';
           continue;
@@ -620,27 +628,27 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
         //   if-then-else's.  Some strings, e.g., sgr can be very complicated when
         //   written on one line.  The -f option splits the string into lines with
         //   the parts indented.
-        if (cap = /%\?/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%\?/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
-          code += ';if (';
+          code += '"); if (';
           continue;
         }
 
-        if (cap = /%t/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%t/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
-          code += ') {';
+          code += ') { out.push("';
           continue;
         }
 
-        if (cap = /%e/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%e/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
-          code += '} else {';
+          code += '"); } else { out.push("';
           continue;
         }
 
-        if (cap = /%;/g.exec(val)) {
+        if (cap = /^%;/g.exec(val)) {
           val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
-          code += '}';
+          code += '"); } out.push("';
           continue;
         }
 
@@ -675,6 +683,9 @@ Tput.prototype.invoke = function(key, prefix, params, suffix) {
         code += val[0];
         val = val.substring(1);
       }
+
+      code += '"); return out.join("");';
+
       break;
   }