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TIL: When Picard tools spill to disk, they write temporary files to the system's default temporary directory, which is typically tmp on Linux systems. However, you can control where Picard writes temporary files by specifying the `TMP_DIR` option. For example:

If you are running Picard on a system with limited space in tmp, it is a good idea to set `TMP_DIR` to a directory with sufficient space, such as a scratch directory (`$WORKSPACE` in your case).