@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import (

 	"github.com/Azure/go-ansiterm/winterm"

 )

+const (

+	escapeSequence = ansiterm.KEY_ESC_CSI

+)

+

 // ansiReader wraps a standard input file (e.g., os.Stdin) providing ANSI sequence translation.

 type ansiReader struct {

 	file     *os.File

@@ -21,18 +25,15 @@ type ansiReader struct {

 	buffer   []byte

 	cbBuffer int

 	command  []byte

-	// TODO(azlinux): Remove this and hard-code the string -- it is not going to change

-	escapeSequence []byte

 }

 func newAnsiReader(nFile int) *ansiReader {

 	file, fd := winterm.GetStdFile(nFile)

 	return &ansiReader{

-		file:           file,

-		fd:             fd,

-		command:        make([]byte, 0, ansiterm.ANSI_MAX_CMD_LENGTH),

-		escapeSequence: []byte(ansiterm.KEY_ESC_CSI),

-		buffer:         make([]byte, 0),

+		file:    file,

+		fd:      fd,

+		command: make([]byte, 0, ansiterm.ANSI_MAX_CMD_LENGTH),

+		buffer:  make([]byte, 0),

 	}

 }

@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func (ar *ansiReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {

 		return 0, nil

 	}

-	keyBytes := translateKeyEvents(events, ar.escapeSequence)

+	keyBytes := translateKeyEvents(events, []byte(escapeSequence))

 	// Save excess bytes and right-size keyBytes

 	if len(keyBytes) > len(p) {