Ensure any temp files that may be written to don’t run the risk of being accessed by scripts being run in parallel - this can result in confusing results - especially if your program doesn’t crash!

I found a handy fix in csh (easily replicated in any other language) was to get into the habit of doing the following at the beginning of a script and then for different temporary files as required:

#! /bin/csh

% Create random number for temp file 
set random_number = `awk 'BEGIN {srand(); print int(rand()*3000)}'`

# Make use of your temp file (here just appending variables to it)
echo $variable_1 $variable_2 >> temp_$random_number
echo $variable_3 $variable_4 >> temp_$random_number

# Do what you need with temp_$random_number and then get rid of it		

rm -f temp_$random_number