I know its frustrating. Thank god there is the end of options list.-bash-3.00$ cd -=test=- # nope-bash: cd: -=: invalid optioncd: usage: cd [-L|-P] [dir]-bash-3.00$ cd "-=test=-" # nope-bash: cd: -=: invalid optioncd: usage: cd [-L|-P] [dir]-bash-3.00$ cd '-=test=-' # nope-bash: cd: -=: invalid optioncd: usage: cd [-L|-P] [dir]-bash-3.00$ cd \-\=test\=\-