Cygwin unexpected token `('on cd

Question

I have a directory of Program Files and Program Files (x86) in C I can access Program Files using $ cd Program\ Files\ from Windows 8, but this command $ cd Program\ Files\ (x86) returns the following error:

 sadaf2605@Sadaf /cygdrive/c $ cd Program\ Files\ (x86) -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `(' 

Answer 1

You also need to avoid parentheses:

 $ cd Program\ Files\ \(x86\) 

Or just use quotation marks:

 $ cd "Program Files (x86)"