diff --git a/lib/api/api.c b/lib/api/api.c
index 465fc35..579c007 100644
--- a/lib/api/api.c
+++ b/lib/api/api.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ typedef struct openfiles_s {
     files_t *f;
     char *wDir; // for files sent from the server after openFile
     char *rDir; // for files read from the server
+    int print; // whether to print
+    FILE *out; // where to print
 } openfiles_t;
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ int openConnection(const char* sockname, int msec, const struct timespec abstime
 	openedFiles->numOfFiles = 0;
 	openedFiles->rDir = NULL;
 	openedFiles->wDir = NULL;
+	openedFiles->print = 0;
+	openedFiles->out = NULL;
     }
 
     struct sockaddr_un sa;
@@ -178,7 +182,10 @@ int setDirectory(char* Dir, int rw) {
     return 1;
 }
 
-void printInfo(int p) {
+void printInfo(int p, FILE *stream) {
+    // 1 prints, 0 does not print
+    openedFiles->print = (p)? 1: 0;
+    openedFiles->out = stream;
     return;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/api/api.h b/lib/api/api.h
index 4e8e652..46c223a 100644
--- a/lib/api/api.h
+++ b/lib/api/api.h
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ int removeFile(const char* pathname);
 
 int setDirectory(char* Dir, int rw);
 
-void printInfo(int p);
+void printInfo(int p, FILE *stream);
 
 #endif /* _API_CLIENT */
diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 4df920d..c07ac6d 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case 'p': // print to stdout
-	    printInfo(1);
+	    printInfo(1, stdout);
 	    ++print;
 	    break;
 	case 'w': // send files from folder (n is specified after)
@@ -656,13 +656,13 @@ int cmd_r(char *filelist, char *dir, int print) {
 	void *buf = NULL;
 	size_t size = -1;
 
-	printInfo(0);
+	printInfo(0, stdout);
 	// read the content of the file
 	if (ok && readFile(token, &buf, &size) == -1) {
 	    ok = 0;
 	}
 	if (print) {
-	    printInfo(1);
+	    printInfo(1, stdout);
 	}
 	if (ok && print) {
 	    printf("Dimensione: %zu B\t", size);