+.IP "\fB\-p \fIpassword\fR"
+.IQ "\fB\-\-password=\fIpassword\fR"
+Specifies the password to use to decrypt encrypted SPSS system file
+or syntax file
+\fIinput\fR. If this option is not specified, \fBpspp\-convert\fR
+prompts for the password.
+.
+.IP
+On multiuser systems, this option may not be safe because other users
+may be able to see the password in process listings.
+.