To get an integer from stdin (the default is the keyboard), use the scanf function, specifying the %d format.
For example:
/*
Example: how to get an integer from user input in C language
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main() {
int number;
printf("Please enter a number: ");
scanf("%d", &number);
printf("number: %d", number);
return 0;
}
output:
Please enter a number: 123 number: 123