diff --git a/bash_profile b/bash_profile
index 914ade7..69512ac 100644
--- a/bash_profile
+++ b/bash_profile
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ extract(){
 	fi
 }
 
+
+makepass(){
+    cat /dev/urandom | base64 | head -c 20
+    echo ''
+}
+
 mcd(){
 mkdir -p $1
 cd $1
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 86c2380..66b9ac9 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ save_dotfiles(){
     cp ~/.zshrc ${DOTPATH}zshrc
 }
 
+
+makepass(){
+    cat /dev/urandom | base64 | head -c 20
+    echo ''
+}
+
 upgrade () {
   if [ ! $1 ] ; then
         print "local upgrade"