diff --git a/hel/src/commands.rs b/hel/src/commands.rs
index 240a135..30cf67e 100644
--- a/hel/src/commands.rs
+++ b/hel/src/commands.rs
@@ -134,16 +134,22 @@ impl<'a> LKEval<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn cmd_pass(&self, out: &LKOut, name: &String) {
+    pub fn cmd_pass(&self, out: &LKOut, name: &String, pass: &Option<String>) {
         match self.get_password(name) {
             Some(p) => {
-                let pwd = (self.read_password)(format!("Password for {}: ", p.lock().borrow().name)).unwrap();
+                let pwd = match pass {
+                    Some(pp) => pp.to_string(),
+                    None => (self.read_password)(format!("Password for {}: ", p.lock().borrow().name)).unwrap(),
+                };
                 self.cmd_correct(&out, &p.lock().borrow().name, true, Some(pwd.clone()));
                 self.state.lock().borrow_mut().secrets.insert(p.lock().borrow().name.to_string(), pwd);
             }
             None => {
                 if name == "/" {
-                    let pwd = (self.read_password)("Master: ".to_string()).unwrap();
+                    let pwd = match pass {
+                        Some(pp) => pp.to_string(),
+                        None => (self.read_password)("Master: ".to_string()).unwrap(),
+                    };
                     self.cmd_correct(&out, &"/".to_string(), true, Some(pwd.clone()));
                     self.state.lock().borrow_mut().secrets.insert("/".to_string(), pwd);
                 } else {
diff --git a/hel/src/parser.rs b/hel/src/parser.rs
index 5838940..ee838b5 100644
--- a/hel/src/parser.rs
+++ b/hel/src/parser.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ peg::parser! {
         }
         rule error_cmd() -> Command<'input> = "error" _ e:$(([' '..='~'])+) { Command::Error(LKErr::Error(e)) }
         rule mv_cmd() -> Command<'input> = "mv" _ name:word() _ folder:word() { Command::Mv(name, folder) }
-        rule pass_cmd() -> Command<'input> = "pass" _ name:word() { Command::Pass(name) }
+        rule pass_short_cmd() -> Command<'input> = "pass" _ name:word() { Command::Pass(name, None) }
+        rule pass_long_cmd() -> Command<'input> = "pass" _ name:word() _ pass:$(([' '..='~'])+) { Command::Pass(name, Some(pass.to_string())) }
+        rule pass_cmd() -> Command<'input> = p:(pass_long_cmd() / pass_short_cmd()) { p }
         rule correct_cmd() -> Command<'input> = "correct" _ name:word() { Command::Correct(name) }
         rule uncorrect_cmd() -> Command<'input> = "uncorrect" _ name:word() { Command::Uncorrect(name) }
         rule unpass_cmd() -> Command<'input> = "unpass" _ name:word() { Command::UnPass(name) }
diff --git a/hel/src/repl.rs b/hel/src/repl.rs
index 61b308f..a82f41e 100644
--- a/hel/src/repl.rs
+++ b/hel/src/repl.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl<'a> LKEval<'a> {
                 quit = self.cmd_source(&out, script);
             }
             Command::Dump(script) => self.cmd_dump(&out, script),
-            Command::Pass(name) => self.cmd_pass(&out, &name),
+            Command::Pass(name, pass) => self.cmd_pass(&out, &name, &pass),
             Command::UnPass(name) => match self.state.lock().borrow_mut().secrets.remove(name) {
                 Some(_) => out.o(format!("Removed saved password for {}", name)),
                 None => out.e(format!("error: saved password for {} not found", name)),
@@ -412,4 +412,23 @@ mod tests {
             )
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn exec_cmd_pass() {
+        let lk = Arc::new(ReentrantMutex::new(RefCell::new(LK::new())));
+        let t1 = Password::from_password(Password::new(
+            None,
+            "t1".to_string(),
+            None,
+            Mode::Regular,
+            99,
+            Date::new(2022, 12, 30),
+            None,
+        ));
+        LKEval::news(Command::Add(t1.clone()), lk.clone()).eval();
+        ({ let mut e = LKEval::news(Command::Pass("t1".to_string(), None), lk.clone()); e.read_password = |_| { Ok("test pwd1".to_string()) }; e }).eval();
+        assert_eq!(lk.lock().borrow().secrets[&"t1".to_string()], "test pwd1");
+        LKEval::news(Command::Pass("t1".to_string(), Some("other pw".to_string())), lk.clone()).eval();
+        assert_eq!(lk.lock().borrow().secrets[&"t1".to_string()], "other pw");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/hel/src/structs.rs b/hel/src/structs.rs
index 8e46352..d7dacb9 100644
--- a/hel/src/structs.rs
+++ b/hel/src/structs.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub enum Command<'a> {
     Rm(Name),
     Enc(Name),
     Gen(u32, PasswordRef),
-    Pass(Name),
+    Pass(Name, Option<String>),
     UnPass(Name),
     Correct(Name),
     Uncorrect(Name),
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl<'a> PartialEq for Command<'a> {
             (Command::Rm(s), Command::Rm(o)) => s == o,
             (Command::Enc(s), Command::Enc(o)) => s == o,
             (Command::Gen(a, b), Command::Gen(x, y)) => a == x && *b.lock() == *y.lock(),
-            (Command::Pass(s), Command::Pass(o)) => s == o,
+            (Command::Pass(a, b), Command::Pass(x, y)) => a == x && b == y,
             (Command::UnPass(s), Command::UnPass(o)) => s == o,
             (Command::Correct(s), Command::Correct(o)) => s == o,
             (Command::Uncorrect(s), Command::Uncorrect(o)) => s == o,