Removing created temp files in unexpected bash exit

Question

I am creating temporary files from a bash script. I am deleting them at the end of the processing, but since the script is running for quite a long time, if I kill it or simply

Answer 1

I prefer using tempfile which creates a file in /tmp in the safe manner and you do not have to worry about its naming:

tmp=$(tempfile -s "your_sufix")
trap "rm -f '$tmp'" exit