1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/tset/tset.c b/usr.bin/tset/tset.c
index 7198e96..3cc2a13 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tset/tset.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tset/tset.c
@@ -180,10 +180,15 @@ main(argc, argv)
 			tcsetattr(STDERR_FILENO, TCSADRAIN, &mode);
 	}
 
-	/* Get the terminal name from the entry. */
-	p = tcapbuf;
-	if (p != NULL && *p != ':') {
-		t = p;
+	/*
+	 * The termcap file generally has a two-character name first in each
+	 * entry followed by more descriptive names.  If we ended up with the
+	 * first one, we switch to the second one for setting or reporting
+	 * information.
+	 */
+	p = strpbrk(tcapbuf, "|:");
+	if (p != NULL && *p != ':' && !strncmp(ttype, tcapbuf, p - tcapbuf)) {
+		t = ++p;
 		if (p = strpbrk(p, "|:")) {
 			savech = *p;
 			*p = '\0';