<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Describe a procedure to multiply two numbers using Bash scripting.
<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
#!/bin/bash

# store the input into variables
num1=$1
num2=$2

# calculate the product
product=$((num1*num2))

# print the result
echo "$num1 x $num2 = $product"<|im_end|>
