Example: Race Condition

#!/usr/bin/csh -f
set count = 0
while( $count < 50 )
set sharedData = `cat shareVal`
@ sharedData++
echo $sharedData >! shareVal
@ count++
end

• Create two identical copies, “a” and “b”

• Run as: ./a&; ./b&

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