how to cin an expression from command line code example

Example 1: get data from terminal c++

int i;
  cout << "Please enter an integer value: ";
  cin >> i;

Example 2: c++ input from terminal when program is called

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
{
    std::string my_arg;

    // First argument is always the name of your program
    std::cout << argv[0] << std::endl;

    if( argc == 2 )
    {
        // Something has been passed in
        my_arg = argv[1];
        std::cout << "Argument passed in is " << my_arg << std::endl;
    }

    return 0;
}