How to skip the evaluation of ampersand in command line?

When inputting a Google Maps Directions URL into the command line (for opening with Chromium browser via the terminal) there is an ampersand (&) in the URL, however the terminal breaks it there because of Unix stuff being Unix stuff. Is there something I can type into the terminal that when the command actually goes through, that will be treated like an ampersand?

Will ;amp; work?

Solution 1:

You need to put the address in quotes:

chromium-browser 'http://whatever.com/?x=1&y=2'

Solution 2:

Quotes will fix this but you can also escape things with a back-slash:

echo http://whatever.com/?x=1\&y=2

Not saying this is better, by any means, it's just another option for situations like this.