#!/bin/bash
# sum-product.sh
# A function may "return" more than one value.

sum_and_product ()   # Calculates both sum and product of passed args.
{
  echo $(( $1 + $2 )) $(( $1 * $2 ))
# Echoes to stdout each calculated value, separated by space.
}

echo
echo "Enter first number "
read first

echo
echo "Enter second number "
read second
echo

retval=`sum_and_product $first $second`      # Assigns output of function.
sum=`echo "$retval" | awk '{print $1}'`      # Assigns first field.
product=`echo "$retval" | awk '{print $2}'`  # Assigns second field.

echo "$first + $second = $sum"
echo "$first * $second = $product"
echo

exit 0
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