How do I use the fmt.Scanf function in Go to get an integer input

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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T23:02:58+00:00 2026-05-16T23:02:58+00:00

How do I use the fmt.Scanf function in Go to get an integer input from the standard input?

If this can’t be done using fmt.Scanf, what’s the best way to read a single integer?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-16T23:02:58+00:00

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All the included libraries in Go are well documented.

That being said, I believe

func main() {
    var i int
    _, err := fmt.Scanf("%d", &i)
}

does the trick

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