diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 05fdf67..4df920d 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ void cleanup() {
 	strncpy(globalSocket, "", 2);
     }
 }
+// compare files
+int compare(const FTSENT ** first, const FTSENT ** second) {
+    return (strcmp((*first)->fts_name, (*second)->fts_name));
+}
 
 // -h
 static void usage(const char *argv0) {
@@ -63,7 +67,6 @@ static void usage(const char *argv0) {
     printf("-c file1[,file2]: rimuovi dal server una lista di file (se presenti), separati da virgole.\n");
     printf("-p: stampa sullo standard output le informazioni riguardo ogni operazione effettuata.\n");
 }
-
 // -f
 int cmd_f(char *socket);
 // -w
@@ -81,11 +84,6 @@ int cmd_u(char *filelist, int print);
 // -c
 int cmd_c(char *filelist, int print);
 
-// compare files
-int compare(const FTSENT ** first, const FTSENT ** second) {
-    return (strcmp((*first)->fts_name, (*second)->fts_name));
-}
-
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // MAIN
@@ -619,10 +617,149 @@ int cmd_W(char *filelist, char *Dir, int print) {
 }
 
 int cmd_r(char *filelist, char *dir, int print) {
+    if (!filelist) {
+	errno = EINVAL;
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    // we copy filelist because we are nice
+    char *tofree = malloc(strnlen(filelist, MAXARGLENGTH)+1);
+    if(!tofree) {
+	perror("malloc");
+	return -1;
+    }
+    strncpy(tofree, filelist, strnlen(filelist, MAXARGLENGTH));
+
+    char *token;
+    char *string = tofree;
+
+    if (print) {
+	printf("r - Leggo i seguenti file dal server:\n");
+	fflush(stdout);
+    }
+
+    while ((token = strsep_gnu(&string, ",")) != NULL) {
+	int ok = 1;
+	int opened = 0;
+
+	if (print != 0) {
+	    printf("%s ", token);
+	    fflush(stdout);
+	}
+
+	if (openFile(token, 0) == -1) {
+	    ok = 0;
+	} else {
+	    opened = 1;
+	}
+
+	void *buf = NULL;
+	size_t size = -1;
+
+	printInfo(0);
+	// read the content of the file
+	if (ok && readFile(token, &buf, &size) == -1) {
+	    ok = 0;
+	}
+	if (print) {
+	    printInfo(1);
+	}
+	if (ok && print) {
+	    printf("Dimensione: %zu B\t", size);
+	    fflush(stdout);
+	}
+	if (buf) {
+	    free(buf);
+	}
+
+	// close the file
+	if (opened && closeFile(token) == -1) {
+	    ok = 0;
+	}
+	if (print) {
+	    printf("[Esito: ");
+
+	    if (ok) {
+		printf("ok");
+	    }
+
+	    else {
+		printf("errore");
+		perror("-r");
+	    }
+	}
+	if (print) {
+	    printf("]\n");
+	    fflush(stdout);
+	}
+    }
+    free(tofree);
+
+    if (print && dir) {
+	printf("I file letti sono stati scritti nella cartella %s.\n.", dir);
+	fflush(stdout);
+    } else if (print) {
+	printf("I file letti non sono stati memorizzati su disco.\n");
+	fflush(stdout);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
 int cmd_R(char *numStr, char *dir, int print) {
+    if (print) {
+	printf("R - Leggo i seguenti file dal server:\n");
+	fflush(stdout);
+    }
+
+    int n = -1;
+
+    if(!numStr) // skips the step of converting n from string to int
+	goto skipGetNumber;
+
+    // we copy numStr because we are nice
+    char *tofree = malloc(strnlen(numStr, MAXARGLENGTH)+1);
+    if(!tofree) {
+	perror("malloc");
+	return -1;
+    }
+    strncpy(tofree, numStr, strnlen(numStr, MAXARGLENGTH));
+
+    char *secondArg = tofree;
+    strsep_gnu(&secondArg, ",");
+
+    if (!secondArg) {
+	n = -1;
+    } else if (secondArg[0] == 'n' && secondArg[1] == '=') {
+	char *number = &secondArg[2];
+	for (int i = 0; i < strlen(number); ++i) {
+	    if (!isdigit(number[i])) {
+		free(tofree);
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	    }
+	}
+	n = (int) strtol(number, NULL, 10);
+	n = (n==0)?-1:n;
+    } else {
+	free(tofree);
+	errno = EINVAL;
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    free(tofree);
+
+skipGetNumber:
+    if (readNFiles(n, dir) == -1) {
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (print && dir) {
+	printf("I file letti sono stati scritti nella cartella %s.\n", dir);
+    } else if (print) {
+	printf("I file letti non sono stati memorizzati su disco.\n");
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }