diff --git a/src/unix_term.rs b/src/unix_term.rs
index 0f7ac00d..3db5636f 100644
--- a/src/unix_term.rs
+++ b/src/unix_term.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::env;
 use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::fs;
-use std::io::{self, BufRead, BufReader};
+use std::io::{self, BufRead, BufReader, Read};
 use std::mem;
 use std::os::fd::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::str;
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ impl Input<fs::File> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T: Read> Read for Input<T> {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Stdin(s) => s.read(buf),
+            Self::File(f) => f.read(buf),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // NB: this is not a full BufRead implementation because io::Stdin does not implement BufRead.
 impl<T: BufRead> Input<T> {
     fn read_line(&mut self, buf: &mut String) -> io::Result<usize> {
@@ -144,199 +153,132 @@ pub(crate) fn read_secure() -> io::Result<String> {
     })
 }
 
-fn poll_fd(fd: RawFd, timeout: i32) -> io::Result<bool> {
-    let mut pollfd = libc::pollfd {
-        fd,
-        events: libc::POLLIN,
-        revents: 0,
-    };
-    let ret = unsafe { libc::poll(&mut pollfd as *mut _, 1, timeout) };
-    if ret < 0 {
-        Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
-    } else {
-        Ok(pollfd.revents & libc::POLLIN != 0)
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-fn select_fd(fd: RawFd, timeout: i32) -> io::Result<bool> {
-    unsafe {
-        let mut read_fd_set: libc::fd_set = mem::zeroed();
-
-        let mut timeout_val;
-        let timeout = if timeout < 0 {
-            std::ptr::null_mut()
-        } else {
-            timeout_val = libc::timeval {
-                tv_sec: (timeout / 1000) as _,
-                tv_usec: (timeout * 1000) as _,
-            };
-            &mut timeout_val
-        };
-
-        libc::FD_ZERO(&mut read_fd_set);
-        libc::FD_SET(fd, &mut read_fd_set);
-        let ret = libc::select(
-            fd + 1,
-            &mut read_fd_set,
-            std::ptr::null_mut(),
-            std::ptr::null_mut(),
-            timeout,
-        );
-        if ret < 0 {
-            Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
-        } else {
-            Ok(libc::FD_ISSET(fd, &read_fd_set))
+fn read_single_char<T: Read + AsRawFd>(input: &mut T) -> io::Result<Option<char>> {
+    let original = unsafe { libc::fcntl(input.as_raw_fd(), libc::F_GETFL) };
+    c_result(|| unsafe {
+        libc::fcntl(
+            input.as_raw_fd(),
+            libc::F_SETFL,
+            original | libc::O_NONBLOCK,
+        )
+    })?;
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
+    let result = read_bytes(input, &mut buf);
+    c_result(|| unsafe { libc::fcntl(input.as_raw_fd(), libc::F_SETFL, original) })?;
+    match result {
+        Ok(()) => {
+            let [c] = buf;
+            Ok(Some(c as char))
         }
-    }
-}
-
-fn select_or_poll_term_fd(fd: RawFd, timeout: i32) -> io::Result<bool> {
-    // There is a bug on macos that ttys cannot be polled, only select()
-    // works.  However given how problematic select is in general, we
-    // normally want to use poll there too.
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    {
-        if unsafe { libc::isatty(fd) == 1 } {
-            return select_fd(fd, timeout);
+        Err(err) => {
+            if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock {
+                Ok(None)
+            } else {
+                Err(err)
+            }
         }
     }
-    poll_fd(fd, timeout)
 }
 
-fn read_single_char(fd: RawFd) -> io::Result<Option<char>> {
-    // timeout of zero means that it will not block
-    let is_ready = select_or_poll_term_fd(fd, 0)?;
-
-    if is_ready {
-        // if there is something to be read, take 1 byte from it
-        let mut buf: [u8; 1] = [0];
-
-        read_bytes(fd, &mut buf, 1)?;
-        Ok(Some(buf[0] as char))
-    } else {
-        //there is nothing to be read
-        Ok(None)
-    }
-}
-
-// Similar to libc::read. Read count bytes into slice buf from descriptor fd.
-// If successful, return the number of bytes read.
-// Will return an error if nothing was read, i.e when called at end of file.
-fn read_bytes(fd: RawFd, buf: &mut [u8], count: u8) -> io::Result<u8> {
-    let read = unsafe { libc::read(fd, buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _, count as usize) };
-    if read < 0 {
-        Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
-    } else if read == 0 {
-        Err(io::Error::new(
-            io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
-            "Reached end of file",
-        ))
-    } else if buf[0] == b'\x03' {
-        Err(io::Error::new(
+fn read_bytes(input: &mut impl Read, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+    input.read_exact(buf)?;
+    match buf {
+        [b'\x03', ..] => Err(io::Error::new(
             io::ErrorKind::Interrupted,
             "read interrupted",
-        ))
-    } else {
-        Ok(read as u8)
+        )),
+        _ => Ok(()),
     }
 }
 
-fn read_single_key_impl(fd: RawFd) -> Result<Key, io::Error> {
-    loop {
-        match read_single_char(fd)? {
-            Some('\x1b') => {
-                // Escape was read, keep reading in case we find a familiar key
-                break if let Some(c1) = read_single_char(fd)? {
-                    if c1 == '[' {
-                        if let Some(c2) = read_single_char(fd)? {
-                            match c2 {
-                                'A' => Ok(Key::ArrowUp),
-                                'B' => Ok(Key::ArrowDown),
-                                'C' => Ok(Key::ArrowRight),
-                                'D' => Ok(Key::ArrowLeft),
-                                'H' => Ok(Key::Home),
-                                'F' => Ok(Key::End),
-                                'Z' => Ok(Key::BackTab),
-                                _ => {
-                                    let c3 = read_single_char(fd)?;
-                                    if let Some(c3) = c3 {
-                                        if c3 == '~' {
-                                            match c2 {
-                                                '1' => Ok(Key::Home), // tmux
-                                                '2' => Ok(Key::Insert),
-                                                '3' => Ok(Key::Del),
-                                                '4' => Ok(Key::End), // tmux
-                                                '5' => Ok(Key::PageUp),
-                                                '6' => Ok(Key::PageDown),
-                                                '7' => Ok(Key::Home), // xrvt
-                                                '8' => Ok(Key::End),  // xrvt
-                                                _ => Ok(Key::UnknownEscSeq(vec![c1, c2, c3])),
-                                            }
-                                        } else {
-                                            Ok(Key::UnknownEscSeq(vec![c1, c2, c3]))
+fn read_single_key_impl<T: Read + AsRawFd>(input: &mut T) -> Result<Key, io::Error> {
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
+    read_bytes(input, &mut buf)?;
+    let [c] = buf;
+    match c {
+        b'\x1b' => {
+            // Escape was read, keep reading in case we find a familiar key
+            if let Some(c1) = read_single_char(input)? {
+                if c1 == '[' {
+                    if let Some(c2) = read_single_char(input)? {
+                        match c2 {
+                            'A' => Ok(Key::ArrowUp),
+                            'B' => Ok(Key::ArrowDown),
+                            'C' => Ok(Key::ArrowRight),
+                            'D' => Ok(Key::ArrowLeft),
+                            'H' => Ok(Key::Home),
+                            'F' => Ok(Key::End),
+                            'Z' => Ok(Key::BackTab),
+                            _ => {
+                                let c3 = read_single_char(input)?;
+                                if let Some(c3) = c3 {
+                                    if c3 == '~' {
+                                        match c2 {
+                                            '1' => Ok(Key::Home), // tmux
+                                            '2' => Ok(Key::Insert),
+                                            '3' => Ok(Key::Del),
+                                            '4' => Ok(Key::End), // tmux
+                                            '5' => Ok(Key::PageUp),
+                                            '6' => Ok(Key::PageDown),
+                                            '7' => Ok(Key::Home), // xrvt
+                                            '8' => Ok(Key::End),  // xrvt
+                                            _ => Ok(Key::UnknownEscSeq(vec![c1, c2, c3])),
                                         }
                                     } else {
-                                        // \x1b[ and 1 more char
-                                        Ok(Key::UnknownEscSeq(vec![c1, c2]))
+                                        Ok(Key::UnknownEscSeq(vec![c1, c2, c3]))
                                     }
+                                } else {
+                                    // \x1b[ and 1 more char
+                                    Ok(Key::UnknownEscSeq(vec![c1, c2]))
                                 }
                             }
-                        } else {
-                            // \x1b[ and no more input
-                            Ok(Key::UnknownEscSeq(vec![c1]))
                         }
                     } else {
-                        // char after escape is not [
+                        // \x1b[ and no more input
                         Ok(Key::UnknownEscSeq(vec![c1]))
                     }
                 } else {
-                    //nothing after escape
-                    Ok(Key::Escape)
-                };
+                    // char after escape is not [
+                    Ok(Key::UnknownEscSeq(vec![c1]))
+                }
+            } else {
+                //nothing after escape
+                Ok(Key::Escape)
             }
-            Some(c) => {
-                let byte = c as u8;
+        }
+        byte => {
+            if byte & 224u8 == 192u8 {
+                // a two byte unicode character
+                let mut buf: [u8; 2] = [byte, 0];
+                read_bytes(input, &mut buf[1..])?;
+                Ok(key_from_utf8(&buf))
+            } else if byte & 240u8 == 224u8 {
+                // a three byte unicode character
+                let mut buf: [u8; 3] = [byte, 0, 0];
+                read_bytes(input, &mut buf[1..])?;
+                Ok(key_from_utf8(&buf))
+            } else if byte & 248u8 == 240u8 {
+                // a four byte unicode character
                 let mut buf: [u8; 4] = [byte, 0, 0, 0];
-
-                break if byte & 224u8 == 192u8 {
-                    // a two byte unicode character
-                    read_bytes(fd, &mut buf[1..], 1)?;
-                    Ok(key_from_utf8(&buf[..2]))
-                } else if byte & 240u8 == 224u8 {
-                    // a three byte unicode character
-                    read_bytes(fd, &mut buf[1..], 2)?;
-                    Ok(key_from_utf8(&buf[..3]))
-                } else if byte & 248u8 == 240u8 {
-                    // a four byte unicode character
-                    read_bytes(fd, &mut buf[1..], 3)?;
-                    Ok(key_from_utf8(&buf[..4]))
-                } else {
-                    Ok(match c {
-                        '\n' | '\r' => Key::Enter,
-                        '\x7f' => Key::Backspace,
-                        '\t' => Key::Tab,
-                        '\x01' => Key::Home,      // Control-A (home)
-                        '\x05' => Key::End,       // Control-E (end)
-                        '\x08' => Key::Backspace, // Control-H (8) (Identical to '\b')
-                        _ => Key::Char(c),
-                    })
-                };
-            }
-            None => {
-                // there is no subsequent byte ready to be read, block and wait for input
-                // negative timeout means that it will block indefinitely
-                match select_or_poll_term_fd(fd, -1) {
-                    Ok(_) => continue,
-                    Err(_) => break Err(io::Error::last_os_error()),
-                }
+                read_bytes(input, &mut buf[1..])?;
+                Ok(key_from_utf8(&buf))
+            } else {
+                Ok(match c as char {
+                    '\n' | '\r' => Key::Enter,
+                    '\x7f' => Key::Backspace,
+                    '\t' => Key::Tab,
+                    '\x01' => Key::Home,      // Control-A (home)
+                    '\x05' => Key::End,       // Control-E (end)
+                    '\x08' => Key::Backspace, // Control-H (8) (Identical to '\b')
+                    c => Key::Char(c),
+                })
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn read_single_key(ctrlc_key: bool) -> io::Result<Key> {
-    let input = Input::unbuffered()?;
+    let mut input = Input::unbuffered()?;
 
     let mut termios = core::mem::MaybeUninit::uninit();
     c_result(|| unsafe { libc::tcgetattr(input.as_raw_fd(), termios.as_mut_ptr()) })?;
@@ -345,7 +287,7 @@ pub(crate) fn read_single_key(ctrlc_key: bool) -> io::Result<Key> {
     unsafe { libc::cfmakeraw(&mut termios) };
     termios.c_oflag = original.c_oflag;
     c_result(|| unsafe { libc::tcsetattr(input.as_raw_fd(), libc::TCSADRAIN, &termios) })?;
-    let rv = read_single_key_impl(input.as_raw_fd());
+    let rv = read_single_key_impl(&mut input);
     c_result(|| unsafe { libc::tcsetattr(input.as_raw_fd(), libc::TCSADRAIN, &original) })?;
 
     // if the user hit ^C we want to signal SIGINT to ourselves.