variable scope

[Antonio Macchi]

$ a=OUTSIDE

$ f1 () { local a=INSIDE; f2; }

$ f2 () { echo "before: $a";
          unset a;
          echo "after: $a"; }


$ f3 () { local a=INSIDE;
          echo "before: $a";
          unset a;
          echo "after: $a"; }


$ f1
before: INSIDE
after: OUTSIDE

$ f3
before: INSIDE
after:


I can unset an 'external-local' variable, and then get his global scope
but I can't do the same with an 'internal-local' one

may be this is not perfectly coherent


(*imho*, local variables should not be seen in other functions...)


thanks for your job
bye