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+### unset_local_exposes_global
+f() { local v=f; g; echo "f sees ${v:-none}"; }
+g() { echo "g sees ${v:-none}"; unset v; echo "after unset ${v:-none}"; }
+v=global; f; echo "global: $v"
+### expect
+g sees f
+after unset global
+f sees global
+global: global
+### end
+
+### unset_global_from_function
+f() { unset v; echo "in f ${v:-none}"; }
+v=global; f; echo "after ${v:-none}"
+### expect
+in f none
+after none
+### end
+
+### unset_local_in_own_function
+f() { local v=f; unset v; echo "${v:-none}"; }
+v=global; f; echo "$v"
+### expect
+none
+global
+### end
+
+### unset_local_array_exposes_global
+f() { local -a a=(x y); g; echo "f: ${a[*]}"; }
+g() { unset a; echo "g: ${a[*]:-none}"; }
+a=(1 2 3); f; echo "global: ${a[*]}"
+### expect
+g: 1 2 3
+f: 1 2 3
+global: 1 2 3
+### end