diff --git a/binr/radare2/Makefile b/binr/radare2/Makefile
index 6242cc6018..79a23e118c 100644
--- a/binr/radare2/Makefile
+++ b/binr/radare2/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 BIN=radare2
 DEPS=r_diff r_config r_parse r_lib r_cons r_search r_anal r_reg
-DEPS+=r_bin r_flags r_debug r_util r_core r_bp r_io r_cmd
+DEPS+=r_bin r_flags r_debug r_util r_core r_bp r_io r_cmd r_th
 DEPS+=r_sign r_meta r_print r_lang r_asm r_syscall r_hash r_line
 
 include ../binr.mk
diff --git a/binr/radare2/radare2.c b/binr/radare2/radare2.c
index 3c3eab2a99..6bd7dd9197 100644
--- a/binr/radare2/radare2.c
+++ b/binr/radare2/radare2.c
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /* radare - LGPL - Copyright 2009-2010 pancake<nopcode.org> */
 
-#include "r_core.h"
-#include "r_io.h"
+#include <r_core.h>
+#include <r_th.h>
+#include <r_io.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 
 static struct r_core_t r;
+static char *rabin_cmd = NULL;
 
 static int main_help(int line) {
 	printf ("Usage: radare2 [-dwnLV] [-p prj] [-s addr] [-b bsz] [-e k=v] [file]\n");
@@ -32,7 +34,32 @@ static int main_version() {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+// Load the binary information from rabin2
+// TODO: use thread to load this, split contents line, per line and use global lock
+static int rabin_delegate(RThread *th) {
+	eprintf ("rabin2: loading data in thread\n");
+	if (rabin_cmd && r_file_exist (r.file->filename)) {
+		char *nptr, *ptr, *cmd = r_sys_cmd_str (rabin_cmd, NULL, NULL);
+		ptr = cmd;
+		do {
+			r_th_lock_enter(th->user);
+			nptr = strchr (ptr, '\n');
+			if (nptr) *nptr = 0;
+			r_core_cmd (&r, ptr, 0);
+			if (nptr) ptr = nptr+1;
+			r_th_lock_leave(th->user);
+		} while (nptr);
+		//r_core_cmd (&r, cmd, 0);
+		r_str_free (rabin_cmd);
+		rabin_cmd = NULL;
+	}
+	eprintf ("rabin2: done\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+	RThreadLock *lock;
+	RThread *rabin_th;
 	RCoreFile *fh = NULL;
  	int ret, c, perms = R_IO_READ;
 	int run_rc = 1;
@@ -163,14 +190,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	if (fullfile) r_core_block_size (&r, r.file->size);
 	else if (bsize) r_core_block_size (&r, bsize);
 
-	// Load the binary information from rabin2
-	// TODO: use thread to load this, split contents line, per line and use global lock
-	if (r_file_exist (r.file->filename)) {
-		char *cmd = r_str_dup_printf (".!rabin2 -rSIeMzis%s %s",
-			(debug||r.io->va)?"v":"", r.file->filename);
-		r_core_cmd (&r, cmd, 0);
-		r_str_free (cmd);
-	}
+	rabin_cmd = r_str_dup_printf ("rabin2 -rSIeMzis%s %s",
+		(debug||r.io->va)?"v":"", r.file->filename);
+	lock = r_th_lock_new ();
+	rabin_th = r_th_new (&rabin_delegate, lock, 0);
 
 	if (run_rc && r_config_get_i (r.config, "cfg.fortunes")) {
 		r_core_cmd (&r, "fo", 0);
@@ -195,8 +218,19 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		free (path);
 	}
 	for (;;) {
-		do { if ((ret = r_core_prompt (&r))==-1)
-			eprintf ("Invalid command\n");
+		do { 
+			r_core_prompt (&r, R_FALSE);
+			if (lock) r_th_lock_enter (lock);
+			if ((ret = r_core_prompt_exec (&r))==-1)
+				eprintf ("Invalid command\n");
+			if (lock)r_th_lock_leave (lock);
+			if (rabin_th && !r_th_wait_async (rabin_th)) {
+				eprintf ("rabin thread end \n");
+				r_th_free (rabin_th);
+				r_th_lock_free (lock);
+				lock = NULL;
+				rabin_th = NULL;
+			}
 		} while (ret != R_CORE_CMD_EXIT);
 
 		if (debug) {
diff --git a/libr/bin/bin.c b/libr/bin/bin.c
index 5f2603b974..ba00557f5b 100644
--- a/libr/bin/bin.c
+++ b/libr/bin/bin.c
@@ -14,24 +14,17 @@
 
 static RBinPlugin *bin_static_plugins[] = { R_BIN_STATIC_PLUGINS };
 
-// TODO: check only in data section. filter chars only in -r mode
-static RList* get_strings(RBin *bin, int min) {
-	RList *ret;
-	RBinString *ptr = NULL;
+static void get_strings_range(RBin *bin, RList *list, int min, ut64 from, ut64 to) {
 	char str[R_BIN_SIZEOF_STRINGS];
 	int i, matches = 0, ctr = 0;
+	RBinString *ptr = NULL;
 
-	if (!(ret = r_list_new ())) {
-		eprintf ("Error allocating array\n");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	ret->free = free;
-	for(i = 0; i < bin->size; i++) { 
+	for(i = from; i < to; i++) { 
 		if ((IS_PRINTABLE (bin->buf->buf[i])) && matches < R_BIN_SIZEOF_STRINGS-1) {
 			str[matches] = bin->buf->buf[i];
 			matches++;
 		} else {
-			/* check if the length fits on our request */
+			/* check if the length fits in our request */
 			if (matches >= min) {
 				if (!(ptr = R_NEW (RBinString))) {
 					eprintf ("Error allocating string\n");
@@ -44,12 +37,39 @@ static RList* get_strings(RBin *bin, int min) {
 				// copying so many bytes here..
 				memcpy (ptr->string, str, R_BIN_SIZEOF_STRINGS);
 				ptr->string[R_BIN_SIZEOF_STRINGS-1] = '\0';
-				r_list_append (ret, ptr);
+				r_list_append (list, ptr);
 				ctr++;
 			}
 			matches = 0;
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+// TODO: check only in data section. filter chars only in -r mode
+static RList* get_strings(RBin *bin, int min) {
+	RList *ret;
+	int count = 0;
+
+	if (!(ret = r_list_new ())) {
+		eprintf ("Error allocating array\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	ret->free = free;
+	
+	if (bin->sections) {
+		RBinSection *section;
+		RListIter *iter;
+		r_list_foreach (bin->sections, iter, section) {
+			// XXX: should we check sections srwx to be READ ONLY and NONEXEC?
+			if (strstr (section->name, "data")) {
+				count ++;
+				get_strings_range (bin, ret, min, 
+					section->offset, section->offset+section->size);
+			}
+		}	
+	}
+	if (count == 0)
+		get_strings_range (bin, ret, min, 0, bin->size);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/libr/core/core.c b/libr/core/core.c
index 3cdcb1812c..3b7c2db585 100644
--- a/libr/core/core.c
+++ b/libr/core/core.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ R_API RCore *r_core_free(RCore *c) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-R_API int r_core_prompt(RCore *r) {
+R_API int r_core_prompt(RCore *r, int sync) {
 	static char *prevcmd = NULL;
 	int ret;
 	char *cmd;
@@ -211,13 +211,24 @@ R_API int r_core_prompt(RCore *r) {
 	if (ret == -2)
 		return R_CORE_CMD_EXIT;
 	if (ret == -1)
-		return 0;
+		return R_FALSE;
 	if (strcmp (line, ".")) {
 		free (prevcmd);
 		prevcmd = strdup (line);
 		cmd = line;
 	} else cmd = prevcmd;
-	ret = r_core_cmd (r, cmd, R_TRUE);
+	if (sync) {
+		ret = r_core_cmd (r, r->cmdqueue, R_TRUE);
+		r_cons_flush ();
+	} else {
+		r->cmdqueue = cmd;
+		ret = R_TRUE;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+R_API int r_core_prompt_exec(RCore *r) {
+	int ret = r_core_cmd (r, r->cmdqueue, R_TRUE);
 	r_cons_flush ();
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/libr/include/r_anal.h b/libr/include/r_anal.h
index 6dab29b5a5..a1e5c6d28b 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_anal.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_anal.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ typedef struct r_anal_aop_t {
 	int stackop;    /* operation on stack? */
 	int cond;       /* condition type */
 	int length;     /* length in bytes of opcode */
-	int nopcode;    /* number of opcodes */
+	int nopcode;    /* number of bytes representing the opcode (not the arguments) */
 	int family;     /* family of opcode */
 	int eob;        /* end of block (boolean) */
 	ut64 jump;      /* true jmp */
diff --git a/libr/include/r_core.h b/libr/include/r_core.h
index 01545a13a9..b3e2b89ee6 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_core.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_core.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ typedef struct r_core_t {
 	RConfig *config;
 	RSearch *search;
 	RSign *sign;
+	char *cmdqueue;
 } RCore;
 
 #ifdef R_API
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ R_API int r_core_init(struct r_core_t *core);
 R_API struct r_core_t *r_core_new();
 R_API struct r_core_t *r_core_free(struct r_core_t *c);
 R_API int r_core_config_init(struct r_core_t *core);
-R_API int r_core_prompt(struct r_core_t *r);
+R_API int r_core_prompt(RCore *r, int sync);
+R_API int r_core_prompt_exec(RCore *r);
 R_API int r_core_cmd(struct r_core_t *r, const char *cmd, int log);
 // XXX void*?? must be RCore !
 R_API int r_core_cmdf(void *user, const char *fmt, ...);
diff --git a/libr/include/r_th.h b/libr/include/r_th.h
index cc8f17acad..d3ef26a6e2 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_th.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_th.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ typedef struct r_th_lock_t {
 
 typedef struct r_th_t {
 	R_TH_TID tid;
-	struct r_th_lock_t *lock;
+	RThreadLock *lock;
 	R_TH_FUNCTION(fun);
 	void *user;    // user pointer
 	int running;
@@ -45,24 +45,24 @@ typedef struct r_th_t {
 
 typedef struct r_th_pool_t {
 	int size;
-	struct r_th_t **threads;
+	RThread **threads;
 } RThreadPool;
 
 #ifdef R_API
-R_API struct r_th_t *r_th_new(R_TH_FUNCTION(fun), void *user, int delay);
-R_API int r_th_start(struct r_th_t *th, int enable);
-R_API int r_th_wait(struct r_th_t *th);
-R_API int r_th_wait_async(struct r_th_t *th);
-R_API void r_th_break(struct r_th_t *th);
-R_API int r_th_wait(struct r_th_t *th);
-R_API void *r_th_free(struct r_th_t *th);
+R_API RThread *r_th_new(R_TH_FUNCTION(fun), void *user, int delay);
+R_API int r_th_start(RThread *th, int enable);
+R_API int r_th_wait(RThread *th);
+R_API int r_th_wait_async(RThread *th);
+R_API void r_th_break(RThread *th);
+R_API int r_th_wait(RThread *th);
+R_API void *r_th_free(RThread *th);
 
-R_API struct r_th_lock_t *r_th_lock_new();
-R_API int r_th_lock_wait(struct r_th_lock_t *th);
-R_API int r_th_lock_check(struct r_th_lock_t *thl);
-R_API int r_th_lock_enter(struct r_th_lock_t *thl);
-R_API int r_th_lock_leave(struct r_th_lock_t *thl);
-R_API void *r_th_lock_free(struct r_th_lock_t *thl);
+R_API RThreadLock *r_th_lock_new();
+R_API int r_th_lock_wait(RThreadLock *th);
+R_API int r_th_lock_check(RThreadLock *thl);
+R_API int r_th_lock_enter(RThreadLock *thl);
+R_API int r_th_lock_leave(RThreadLock *thl);
+R_API void *r_th_lock_free(RThreadLock *thl);
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libr/th/TODO b/libr/th/TODO
index 5fdd6136a7..4e9dc00be1 100644
--- a/libr/th/TODO
+++ b/libr/th/TODO
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 R_TH :: TODO
 ============
 
+* implement non-threaded thread api (dummy one, when no support)
 * test w32 port
 * Implement a pure clone(2) backend
 * Added a threading pool super-api
diff --git a/libr/th/t/test.c b/libr/th/t/test.c
index aa096bf2b0..c61c0727d4 100644
--- a/libr/th/t/test.c
+++ b/libr/th/t/test.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ int looper(struct r_th_t *th) {
 		printf ("%d loop %d\r", i, *ctr);
 		fflush (stdout);
 #if __UNIX__
-sleep (1);
+		sleep (1);
 #endif
 	}
 	return 0; // do not loop
diff --git a/libr/th/th.c b/libr/th/th.c
index e220b68dc6..73a437ec50 100644
--- a/libr/th/th.c
+++ b/libr/th/th.c
@@ -91,10 +91,12 @@ R_API int r_th_start(struct r_th_t *th, int enable) {
 
 R_API int r_th_wait(struct r_th_t *th) {
 	int ret = R_FALSE;
-#if HAVE_PTHREAD
 	void *thret;
-	ret = pthread_join (th->tid, &thret);
-	th->running = R_FALSE;
+#if HAVE_PTHREAD
+	if (th) {
+		ret = pthread_join (th->tid, &thret);
+		th->running = R_FALSE;
+	}
 #endif
 	return ret;
 }