RosettaCodeData/Task/Function-definition/UNIX-Shell/function-definition-1.sh

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multiply() {
# There is never anything between the parentheses after the function name
# Arguments are obtained using the positional parameters $1, and $2
# The return is given as a parameter to the return command
return `expr "$1" \* "$2"` # The backslash is required to suppress interpolation
}
# Call the function
multiply 3 4 # The function is invoked in statement context
echo $? # The dollarhook special variable gives the return value