diff --git a/gclc/src/main/java/fr/bigeon/gclc/GCLCConstants.java b/gclc/src/main/java/fr/bigeon/gclc/GCLCConstants.java
index e16977a..5045b6b 100644
--- a/gclc/src/main/java/fr/bigeon/gclc/GCLCConstants.java
+++ b/gclc/src/main/java/fr/bigeon/gclc/GCLCConstants.java
@@ -51,11 +51,19 @@ import fr.bigeon.gclc.exception.CommandParsingException;
  * @author Emmanuel Bigeon */
 public class GCLCConstants {
 
+    /** The escaping character */
+    private static final char ESCAPING_CHAR = getSystemEscapingChar();
+
     /** Hide utility class constructor */
     private GCLCConstants() {
         // utility class
     }
 
+    /** @return the escaping character */
+    private static char getSystemEscapingChar() {
+        return '\\';
+    }
+
     /** Splits a command in the diferrent arguments
      * 
      * @param cmd the command to split in its parts
@@ -71,7 +79,7 @@ public class GCLCConstants {
         while (index < cmd.length()) {
             char c = cmd.charAt(index);
             index++;
-            if (escaped || c == '\\') {
+            if (escaped || c == ESCAPING_CHAR) {
                 escaped = !escaped;
                 continue;
             }
@@ -102,11 +110,11 @@ public class GCLCConstants {
     private static String removeEscaped(String arg) {
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
         int index = 0;
-        int endIndex = arg.indexOf('\\');
+        int endIndex = arg.indexOf(ESCAPING_CHAR);
         while (endIndex != -1) {
             builder.append(arg.subSequence(index, endIndex));
             index = endIndex + 1;
-            endIndex = arg.indexOf('\\', index + 1);
+            endIndex = arg.indexOf(ESCAPING_CHAR, index + 1);
         }
         builder.append(arg.substring(index));
         return builder.toString();