specifying a password on the cmd line for db connect

["Gauthier, Dave" <dave.gauthier@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi:

 

Is there a way to require and specify a password at the cmd line for a connect?  At first glance...

 

--username foo  --password fee 

 

would seem to be what I want.  But it just prompts me for a password (after interpreting “fee” as the DB name).

 

Thanks In Advance