CD into directory with “-” in the beginning

Question

I have a problem with cd-ing into folder named "--Recovery Files" and can't remember how to escape dashes in the filename. Any ideas?

Answer 1

You can use:

cd -- '--Recovery Files'

The -- tells cd that no further command line arguments should be treated as options.

Answer 2

2 choices:

1. cd -- --Recovery\ Files
2. cd ./--Recovery\ Files

Answer 3

cd -- '--Recovery Files'

The -- by itself indicates that subsequent words beginning with a dash are not to be interpreted as command-line options.