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[N8MNAqkS]

std::cin >> allows me to get user input for numbers, and then you press enter.

is there an equivalent to this for text

[deleted account xyzzy]

If you want to include spaces in your block of text, you can use std::string's std::getline().

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/string/string/getline/

Mixing std::cin and std::getline() in retrieving input can cause problems if you don't reset the input stream.