diff -r d163c8917af7 ii.1
--- a/ii.1	Mon Oct 31 21:35:12 2011 +0100
+++ b/ii.1	Thu Apr 19 17:42:30 2012 -0500
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 .IR port ]
 .RB [ \-k
 .IR password ]
+.RB [ \-j
+.IR password_file ]
 .RB [ \-i
 .IR prefix ]
 .RB [ \-n
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@
 (be aware of the problem that this is visible in the process list, if you
 don't want this use a query to submit your password)
 .TP
+.BI \-j " password_file"
+lets one use password from file, lest it be read by another user in task list
+.TP
 .BI \-i " prefix"
 lets you override the default irc path (~/irc)
 .TP
diff -r d163c8917af7 ii.c
--- a/ii.c	Mon Oct 31 21:35:12 2011 +0100
+++ b/ii.c	Thu Apr 19 17:42:30 2012 -0500
@@ -478,6 +478,26 @@
 			case 'p': port = strtol(argv[++i], NULL, 10); break;
 			case 'n': snprintf(nick,sizeof(nick),"%s", argv[++i]); break;
 			case 'k': key = argv[++i]; break;
+			case 'j': {
+				FILE *keyfile;
+				int n;
+				i += 1;
+				keyfile = 0 == strcmp (argv[i], "-") ? stdin : fopen (argv[i], "r");
+				if (keyfile == 0) {
+					perror (argv[i]);
+					exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+				}
+				for (n = 0; ! feof (keyfile); n++) {
+					key = realloc (key, n+1);
+					if (key == 0) {
+						fprintf (stderr, "Failed to allocate memory\n");
+						exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+					}
+					key[n] = fgetc (keyfile);
+				}
+				key[n] = '\0';
+				fclose (keyfile);
+			}; break;
 			case 'f': fullname = argv[++i]; break;
 			default: usage(); break;
 		}