[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$ cat -n cin_long.c

   1  #include <stdio.h>
   2
   3  int main(void)
   4  {
   5     long value;
   6
   7     printf("Type a large number and press Enter: ");
   8     scanf("%ld",  &value);
   9     printf("The number you typed was %ld\n", value);
  10
  11     return 0;
  12  }

[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$ gcc -o cin_long cin_long.c
[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$ ./cin_long
Type a large number and press Enter: 666666666666
The number you typed was 2147483647
[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$ ./cin_long
Type a large number and press Enter: -8888888888
The number you typed was -2147483648
[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$ ./cin_long
Type a large number and press Enter: abc
The number you typed was 134513676
[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$ ./cin_long
Type a large number and press Enter: .56
The number you typed was 134513676
[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$ ./cin_long
Type a large number and press Enter: 0.56
The number you typed was 0
[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$ ./cin_long
Type a large number and press Enter: 12.34
The number you typed was 12
[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$ ./cin_long
Type a large number and press Enter: -.5
The number you typed was 134513676
[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$ ./cin_long
Type a large number and press Enter: -1024.89
The number you typed was -1024
[user02@FC4 Lesson07]$