diff --git a/src/plumbing/options.rs b/src/plumbing/options.rs
index abed5255313..58dde701425 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/options.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/options.rs
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ pub mod revision {
 ///
 pub mod free {
     #[derive(Debug, clap::Subcommand)]
+    #[clap(visible_alias = "no-repo")]
     pub enum Subcommands {
         /// Subcommands for interacting with git remote server.
         #[clap(subcommand)]
diff --git a/tests/journey/gix.sh b/tests/journey/gix.sh
index ddc4475098a..4b1b902e149 100644
--- a/tests/journey/gix.sh
+++ b/tests/journey/gix.sh
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ title "git-tempfile crate"
   )
 )
 
-title "gix repository"
-(when "running 'repository'"
+title "gix (with repository)"
+(with "a git repository"
   snapshot="$snapshot/repository"
   (small-repo-in-sandbox
     (with "the 'verify' sub-command"
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ title "gix repository"
       (with 'human output format'
         it "generates correct output" && {
           WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/success-format-human" \
-          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format human repo verify -s
+          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format human verify -s
         }
       )
       if test "$kind" = "max"; then
       (with "--format json"
         it "generates the correct output in JSON format" && {
           WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/success-format-json" \
-          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json repository verify --statistics
+          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json verify --statistics
         }
       )
       fi
@@ -70,570 +70,573 @@ title "gix repository"
   )
 )
 
-title "gix pack"
-(when "running 'pack'"
-  snapshot="$snapshot/pack"
+(with "gix free"
+  snapshot="$snapshot/no-repo"
+  title "gix free pack"
+  (when "running 'pack'"
+    snapshot="$snapshot/pack"
 
-  title "gix pack receive"
-  (with "the 'receive' sub-command"
-    snapshot="$snapshot/receive"
-    (small-repo-in-sandbox
-      if [[ "$kind" != 'small' ]]; then
+    title "gix free pack receive"
+    (with "the 'receive' sub-command"
+      snapshot="$snapshot/receive"
+      (small-repo-in-sandbox
+        if [[ "$kind" != 'small' ]]; then
 
-      if [[ "$kind" != 'async' ]]; then
-      (with "file:// protocol"
-        (with "version 1"
-          (with "NO output directory"
-            it "generates the correct output" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 1 .git
-            }
-          )
-          (with "output directory"
-            mkdir out
-            it "generates the correct output" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-with-output" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 1 .git out/
-            }
-            it "creates an index and a pack in the output directory" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/ls-in-output-dir" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY ls out/
-            }
-            (with "--write-refs set"
+        if [[ "$kind" != 'async' ]]; then
+        (with "file:// protocol"
+          (with "version 1"
+            (with "NO output directory"
+              it "generates the correct output" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 1 .git
+              }
+            )
+            (with "output directory"
+              mkdir out
               it "generates the correct output" && {
                 WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-with-output" \
-                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 1 --refs-directory out/all-refs .git out/
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 1 .git out/
               }
-              it "writes references into the refs folder of the output directory" && {
-                expect_snapshot "$snapshot/repo-refs" out/all-refs
+              it "creates an index and a pack in the output directory" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/ls-in-output-dir" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY ls out/
               }
+              (with "--write-refs set"
+                it "generates the correct output" && {
+                  WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-with-output" \
+                  expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 1 --refs-directory out/all-refs .git out/
+                }
+                it "writes references into the refs folder of the output directory" && {
+                  expect_snapshot "$snapshot/repo-refs" out/all-refs
+                }
+              )
+              rm -Rf out
             )
-            rm -Rf out
-          )
-          if test "$kind" = "max"; then
-          (with "--format json"
-            it "generates the correct output in JSON format" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output-json" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json pack receive --protocol 1 .git
-            }
-          )
-          fi
-        )
-        (with "version 2"
-          (with "NO output directory"
-            it "generates the correct output" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 2 .git
-            }
-          )
-          (with "output directory"
-            mkdir out/
-            it "generates the correct output" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-with-output" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive .git out/
-            }
-            it "creates an index and a pack in the output directory" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/ls-in-output-dir" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY ls out/
-            }
-            rm -Rf out
-          )
-          if test "$kind" = "max"; then
-          (with "--format json"
-            it "generates the correct output in JSON format" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output-json" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json pack receive --protocol 2 .git
-            }
+            if test "$kind" = "max"; then
+            (with "--format json"
+              it "generates the correct output in JSON format" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output-json" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json free pack receive --protocol 1 .git
+              }
+            )
+            fi
           )
-          fi
-        )
-      )
-      fi
-      (with "git:// protocol"
-        launch-git-daemon
-        (with "version 1"
-          (with "NO output directory"
-            (with "no wanted refs"
+          (with "version 2"
+            (with "NO output directory"
               it "generates the correct output" && {
                 WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output" \
-                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 1 git://localhost/
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 2 .git
               }
             )
-            (with "wanted refs"
+            (with "output directory"
+              mkdir out/
               it "generates the correct output" && {
-                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output-wanted-ref-p1" \
-                expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 1 git://localhost/ -r =refs/heads/main
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-with-output" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive .git out/
+              }
+              it "creates an index and a pack in the output directory" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/ls-in-output-dir" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY ls out/
               }
+              rm -Rf out
             )
-          )
-          (with "output directory"
-            mkdir out
-            it "generates the correct output" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-with-output" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 1 git://localhost/ out/
-            }
+            if test "$kind" = "max"; then
+            (with "--format json"
+              it "generates the correct output in JSON format" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output-json" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json free pack receive --protocol 2 .git
+              }
+            )
+            fi
           )
         )
-        (with "version 2"
-          (with "NO output directory"
-            (with "NO wanted refs"
-              it "generates the correct output" && {
-                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output" \
-                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 2 git://localhost/
-              }
+        fi
+        (with "git:// protocol"
+          launch-git-daemon
+          (with "version 1"
+            (with "NO output directory"
+              (with "no wanted refs"
+                it "generates the correct output" && {
+                  WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output" \
+                  expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 1 git://localhost/
+                }
+              )
+              (with "wanted refs"
+                it "generates the correct output" && {
+                  WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output-wanted-ref-p1" \
+                  expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 1 git://localhost/ -r =refs/heads/main
+                }
+              )
             )
-            (with "wanted refs"
+            (with "output directory"
+              mkdir out
               it "generates the correct output" && {
-                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output-single-ref" \
-                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 2 git://localhost/ -r refs/heads/main
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-with-output" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 1 git://localhost/ out/
               }
-              (when "ref does not exist"
-                it "fails with a detailed error message including what the server said" && {
-                  WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output-non-existing-single-ref" \
-                  expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 2 git://localhost/ -r refs/heads/does-not-exist
+            )
+          )
+          (with "version 2"
+            (with "NO output directory"
+              (with "NO wanted refs"
+                it "generates the correct output" && {
+                  WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output" \
+                  expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 2 git://localhost/
+                }
+              )
+              (with "wanted refs"
+                it "generates the correct output" && {
+                  WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output-single-ref" \
+                  expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 2 git://localhost/ -r refs/heads/main
                 }
+                (when "ref does not exist"
+                  it "fails with a detailed error message including what the server said" && {
+                    WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-no-output-non-existing-single-ref" \
+                    expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 2 git://localhost/ -r refs/heads/does-not-exist
+                  }
+                )
               )
             )
-          )
-          (with "output directory"
-            it "generates the correct output" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-with-output" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive git://localhost/ out/
-            }
+            (with "output directory"
+              it "generates the correct output" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-with-output" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive git://localhost/ out/
+              }
+            )
           )
         )
-      )
-      (on_ci
-        if test "$kind" = "max"; then
-        (with "https:// protocol"
-          (with "version 1"
-            it "works" && {
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 1 https://github.com/byron/gitoxide
-            }
-          )
-          (with "version 2"
-            it "works" && {
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 2 https://github.com/byron/gitoxide
-            }
+        (on_ci
+          if test "$kind" = "max"; then
+          (with "https:// protocol"
+            (with "version 1"
+              it "works" && {
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 1 https://github.com/byron/gitoxide
+              }
+            )
+            (with "version 2"
+              it "works" && {
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 2 https://github.com/byron/gitoxide
+              }
+            )
           )
+          fi
         )
+        elif [[ "$kind" = "small" ]]; then
+          it "fails as the CLI doesn't have networking in 'small' mode" && {
+            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/pack receive-no-networking-in-small-failure" \
+            expect_run 2 "$exe_plumbing" free pack receive -p 1 .git
+          }
         fi
       )
-      elif [[ "$kind" = "small" ]]; then
-        it "fails as the CLI doesn't have networking in 'small' mode" && {
-          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/pack receive-no-networking-in-small-failure" \
-          expect_run 2 "$exe_plumbing" pack receive -p 1 .git
-        }
-      fi
     )
-  )
-  (with "the 'index' sub-command"
-    snapshot="$snapshot/index"
-    title "gix pack index create"
-    (with "the 'create' sub-command"
-      snapshot="$snapshot/create"
-      PACK_FILE="$fixtures/packs/pack-11fdfa9e156ab73caae3b6da867192221f2089c2.pack"
-      (with "a valid and complete pack file"
-        (with "NO output directory specified"
-          (with "pack file passed as file"
-            it "generates an index into a sink and outputs pack and index information" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/no-output-dir-success" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack index create -p "$PACK_FILE"
-            }
-          )
-          (with "pack file passed from stdin"
-            it "generates an index into a sink and outputs pack and index information" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/no-output-dir-success" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack index create < "$PACK_FILE"
-            }
-            if test "$kind" = "max"; then
-            (with "--format json"
-              it "generates the index into a sink and outputs information as JSON" && {
-                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/no-output-dir-as-json-success" \
-                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json pack index create < "$PACK_FILE"
+    (with "the 'index' sub-command"
+      snapshot="$snapshot/index"
+      title "gix free pack index create"
+      (with "the 'create' sub-command"
+        snapshot="$snapshot/create"
+        PACK_FILE="$fixtures/packs/pack-11fdfa9e156ab73caae3b6da867192221f2089c2.pack"
+        (with "a valid and complete pack file"
+          (with "NO output directory specified"
+            (with "pack file passed as file"
+              it "generates an index into a sink and outputs pack and index information" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/no-output-dir-success" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack index create -p "$PACK_FILE"
               }
             )
-            fi
+            (with "pack file passed from stdin"
+              it "generates an index into a sink and outputs pack and index information" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/no-output-dir-success" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack index create < "$PACK_FILE"
+              }
+              if test "$kind" = "max"; then
+              (with "--format json"
+                it "generates the index into a sink and outputs information as JSON" && {
+                  WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/no-output-dir-as-json-success" \
+                  expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json free pack index create < "$PACK_FILE"
+                }
+              )
+              fi
+            )
           )
-        )
-        (sandbox
-          (with "with an output directory specified"
-            it "generates an index and outputs information" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/output-dir-success" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack index create -p "$PACK_FILE" "$PWD"
-            }
-            it "writes the index and pack into the directory (they have the same names, different suffixes)" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/output-dir-content" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY ls
-            }
+          (sandbox
+            (with "with an output directory specified"
+              it "generates an index and outputs information" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/output-dir-success" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack index create -p "$PACK_FILE" "$PWD"
+              }
+              it "writes the index and pack into the directory (they have the same names, different suffixes)" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/output-dir-content" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY ls
+              }
+            )
           )
         )
-      )
-      (with "'restore' iteration mode"
-        (sandbox
-          cp "${PACK_FILE}" .
-          PACK_FILE="${PACK_FILE##*/}"
-          "$jtt" mess-in-the-middle "${PACK_FILE}"
-
-          it "generates an index and outputs information (instead of failing)" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/output-dir-restore-success" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack index create -i restore -p "$PACK_FILE" "$PWD"
-          }
+        (with "'restore' iteration mode"
+          (sandbox
+            cp "${PACK_FILE}" .
+            PACK_FILE="${PACK_FILE##*/}"
+            "$jtt" mess-in-the-middle "${PACK_FILE}"
 
-          if test "$kind" = "max"; then
-          (with "--format json and the very same output directory"
-            it "generates the index, overwriting existing files, and outputs information as JSON" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/output-dir-restore-as-json-success" \
-              SNAPSHOT_FILTER=remove-paths \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json pack index create -i restore $PWD < "$PACK_FILE"
+            it "generates an index and outputs information (instead of failing)" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/output-dir-restore-success" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack index create -i restore -p "$PACK_FILE" "$PWD"
             }
-          )
-          fi
-        )
-      )
-    )
-  )
 
-  title "gix pack multi-index"
-  (with "the 'multi-index' sub-command"
-      snapshot="$snapshot/multi-index"
-      title "gix pack multi-index create"
-      (with "the 'create' sub-command"
-          snapshot="$snapshot/create"
-          (with 'multiple pack indices'
-            (sandbox
-              it "creates a multi-index successfully" && {
-                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack multi-index -i multi-pack-index create $fixtures/packs/pack-*.idx
+            if test "$kind" = "max"; then
+            (with "--format json and the very same output directory"
+              it "generates the index, overwriting existing files, and outputs information as JSON" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/output-dir-restore-as-json-success" \
+                SNAPSHOT_FILTER=remove-paths \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json free pack index create -i restore $PWD < "$PACK_FILE"
               }
             )
+            fi
           )
+        )
       )
-  )
-
-  title "gix pack explode"
-  (with "the 'explode' sub-command"
-    snapshot="$snapshot/explode"
-    PACK_FILE="$fixtures/packs/pack-11fdfa9e156ab73caae3b6da867192221f2089c2"
-    (with "no objects directory specified"
-      it "explodes the pack successfully and with desired output" && {
-        WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/to-sink-success" \
-        expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack explode "${PACK_FILE}.idx"
-      }
-
-      (when "using the --delete-pack flag"
-        (sandbox
-          (with "a valid pack"
-            cp "${PACK_FILE}".idx "${PACK_FILE}".pack .
-            PACK_FILE="${PACK_FILE##*/}"
-            it "explodes the pack successfully and deletes the original pack and index" && {
-              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/to-sink-delete-pack-success" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack explode --check skip-file-checksum --delete-pack "${PACK_FILE}.pack"
-            }
-            it "removes the original files" && {
-              expect_run $WITH_FAILURE test -e "${PACK_FILE}".pack
-              expect_run $WITH_FAILURE test -e "${PACK_FILE}".idx
-            }
-          )
-          (with "a pack file that is invalid somewhere"
-            cp ${PACK_FILE}.idx ${PACK_FILE}.pack .
-            PACK_FILE="${PACK_FILE##*/}"
-            "$jtt" mess-in-the-middle "${PACK_FILE}".pack
-
-            (with "and all safety checks"
-              it "does not explode the file at all" && {
-                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-failure" \
-                expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" pack explode --sink-compress --check all --delete-pack "${PACK_FILE}.pack"
-              }
+    )
 
-              it "did not touch index or pack file" && {
-                expect_exists "${PACK_FILE}".pack
-                expect_exists "${PACK_FILE}".idx
-              }
+    title "gix free pack multi-index"
+    (with "the 'multi-index' sub-command"
+        snapshot="$snapshot/multi-index"
+        title "gix free pack multi-index create"
+        (with "the 'create' sub-command"
+            snapshot="$snapshot/create"
+            (with 'multiple pack indices'
+              (sandbox
+                it "creates a multi-index successfully" && {
+                  expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack multi-index -i multi-pack-index create $fixtures/packs/pack-*.idx
+                }
+              )
             )
+        )
+    )
 
-            (with "and no safety checks at all (and an output directory)"
-              it "does explode the file" && {
-                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-skip-checks-success" \
-                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack explode --verify --check skip-file-and-object-checksum-and-no-abort-on-decode \
-                                          --delete-pack "${PACK_FILE}.pack" .
-              }
+    title "gix free pack explode"
+    (with "the 'explode' sub-command"
+      snapshot="$snapshot/explode"
+      PACK_FILE="$fixtures/packs/pack-11fdfa9e156ab73caae3b6da867192221f2089c2"
+      (with "no objects directory specified"
+        it "explodes the pack successfully and with desired output" && {
+          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/to-sink-success" \
+          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" no-repo pack explode "${PACK_FILE}.idx"
+        }
 
+        (when "using the --delete-pack flag"
+          (sandbox
+            (with "a valid pack"
+              cp "${PACK_FILE}".idx "${PACK_FILE}".pack .
+              PACK_FILE="${PACK_FILE##*/}"
+              it "explodes the pack successfully and deletes the original pack and index" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/to-sink-delete-pack-success" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack explode --check skip-file-checksum --delete-pack "${PACK_FILE}.pack"
+              }
               it "removes the original files" && {
                 expect_run $WITH_FAILURE test -e "${PACK_FILE}".pack
                 expect_run $WITH_FAILURE test -e "${PACK_FILE}".idx
               }
+            )
+            (with "a pack file that is invalid somewhere"
+              cp ${PACK_FILE}.idx ${PACK_FILE}.pack .
+              PACK_FILE="${PACK_FILE##*/}"
+              "$jtt" mess-in-the-middle "${PACK_FILE}".pack
+
+              (with "and all safety checks"
+                it "does not explode the file at all" && {
+                  WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-failure" \
+                  expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" free pack explode --sink-compress --check all --delete-pack "${PACK_FILE}.pack"
+                }
 
-              (with_program tree
+                it "did not touch index or pack file" && {
+                  expect_exists "${PACK_FILE}".pack
+                  expect_exists "${PACK_FILE}".idx
+                }
+              )
+
+              (with "and no safety checks at all (and an output directory)"
+                it "does explode the file" && {
+                  WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-skip-checks-success" \
+                  expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack explode --verify --check skip-file-and-object-checksum-and-no-abort-on-decode \
+                                            --delete-pack "${PACK_FILE}.pack" .
+                }
 
-                if test "$kind" = "small"; then
-                  suffix=miniz-oxide
-                else
-                  suffix=zlib-ng
-                fi
-                it "creates all pack objects, but the broken ones" && {
-                  WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-$suffix" \
-                  expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY tree
+                it "removes the original files" && {
+                  expect_run $WITH_FAILURE test -e "${PACK_FILE}".pack
+                  expect_run $WITH_FAILURE test -e "${PACK_FILE}".idx
                 }
+
+                (with_program tree
+
+                  if test "$kind" = "small"; then
+                    suffix=miniz-oxide
+                  else
+                    suffix=zlib-ng
+                  fi
+                  it "creates all pack objects, but the broken ones" && {
+                    WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-$suffix" \
+                    expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY tree
+                  }
+                )
               )
             )
           )
         )
       )
-    )
-    (with "a non-existing directory specified"
-      it "fails with a helpful error message" && {
-        WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/missing-objects-dir-fail" \
-        expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" pack explode -c skip-file-and-object-checksum "${PACK_FILE}.idx" does-not-exist
-      }
-    )
-    (with "an existing directory specified"
-      (sandbox
-        it "succeeds" && {
-          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/with-objects-dir-success" \
-          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack explode -c skip-file-and-object-checksum-and-no-abort-on-decode \
-                                                   "${PACK_FILE}.pack" .
+      (with "a non-existing directory specified"
+        it "fails with a helpful error message" && {
+          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/missing-objects-dir-fail" \
+          expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" free pack explode -c skip-file-and-object-checksum "${PACK_FILE}.idx" does-not-exist
         }
-
-        (with_program tree
-          it "creates all pack objects" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/with-objects-dir-success-tree" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY tree
+      )
+      (with "an existing directory specified"
+        (sandbox
+          it "succeeds" && {
+            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/with-objects-dir-success" \
+            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack explode -c skip-file-and-object-checksum-and-no-abort-on-decode \
+                                                     "${PACK_FILE}.pack" .
           }
+
+          (with_program tree
+            it "creates all pack objects" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/with-objects-dir-success-tree" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY tree
+            }
+          )
         )
       )
     )
-  )
-    
-  title "gix pack verify"
-  (with "the 'verify' sub-command"
-    snapshot="$snapshot/verify"
-    (with "a valid pack file"
-      PACK_FILE="$fixtures/packs/pack-11fdfa9e156ab73caae3b6da867192221f2089c2.pack"
-      it "verifies the pack successfully and with desired output" && {
-        WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/success" \
-        expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify "$PACK_FILE"
-      }
-    )
-    (with "a valid pack INDEX file"
-      MULTI_PACK_INDEX="$fixtures/packs/pack-11fdfa9e156ab73caae3b6da867192221f2089c2.idx"
-      (with "no statistics"
-        it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
-          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-success" \
-          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
-        }
-      )
-      (with "statistics"
-        it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
-          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-with-statistics-success" \
-          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
-        }
 
-        (with "and the less-memory algorithm"
-          it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-with-statistics-success" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify --algorithm less-memory --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
-          }
-        )
-      )
-      (with "decode"
-        it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output, and decodes all objects" && {
-          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-success" \
-          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify --algorithm less-memory --decode "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
-        }
-      )
-      (with "re-encode"
-        it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output, and re-encodes all objects" && {
-          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-success" \
-          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify --algorithm less-time --re-encode "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
-        }
-      )
-      if test "$kind" = "max"; then
-      (with "statistics (JSON)"
-        it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
-          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-with-statistics-json-success" \
-          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json --threads 1 pack verify --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+    title "gix free pack verify"
+    (with "the 'verify' sub-command"
+      snapshot="$snapshot/verify"
+      (with "a valid pack file"
+        PACK_FILE="$fixtures/packs/pack-11fdfa9e156ab73caae3b6da867192221f2089c2.pack"
+        it "verifies the pack successfully and with desired output" && {
+          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/success" \
+          expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify "$PACK_FILE"
         }
       )
-      fi
-    )
-    (with "a valid multi-pack index"
-      snapshot="$snapshot/multi-index"
-      (sandbox
-        MULTI_PACK_INDEX=multi-pack-index
-        cp $fixtures/packs/pack-* .
-        $exe_plumbing pack multi-index -i $MULTI_PACK_INDEX create *.idx
-
-        (when "using fast validation via 'pack multi-index verify'"
-          it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/fast-index-success" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack multi-index -i "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX" verify
-          }
-        )
-
+      (with "a valid pack INDEX file"
+        MULTI_PACK_INDEX="$fixtures/packs/pack-11fdfa9e156ab73caae3b6da867192221f2089c2.idx"
         (with "no statistics"
           it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
             WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-success" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
           }
         )
         (with "statistics"
           it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
             WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-with-statistics-success" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
           }
 
           (with "and the less-memory algorithm"
             it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
               WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-with-statistics-success" \
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify --algorithm less-memory --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify --algorithm less-memory --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
             }
           )
         )
         (with "decode"
           it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output, and decodes all objects" && {
             WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-success" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify --algorithm less-memory --decode "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify --algorithm less-memory --decode "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
           }
         )
         (with "re-encode"
           it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output, and re-encodes all objects" && {
             WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-success" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" pack verify --algorithm less-time --re-encode "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify --algorithm less-time --re-encode "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
           }
         )
         if test "$kind" = "max"; then
         (with "statistics (JSON)"
           it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
             WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-with-statistics-json-success" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json --threads 1 pack verify --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json --threads 1 free pack verify --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
           }
         )
         fi
       )
-    )
-    (sandbox
-      (with "an INvalid pack INDEX file"
-        MULTI_PACK_INDEX="$fixtures/packs/pack-11fdfa9e156ab73caae3b6da867192221f2089c2.idx"
-        cp $MULTI_PACK_INDEX index.idx
-        echo $'\0' >> index.idx
-        it "fails to verify the pack index and with desired output" && {
-          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-failure" \
-          expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" pack verify index.idx
-        }
-      )
-    )
-  )
-)
+      (with "a valid multi-pack index"
+        snapshot="$snapshot/multi-index"
+        (sandbox
+          MULTI_PACK_INDEX=multi-pack-index
+          cp $fixtures/packs/pack-* .
+          $exe_plumbing free pack multi-index -i $MULTI_PACK_INDEX create *.idx
 
-title "gix remote"
-(when "running 'remote'"
-  snapshot="$snapshot/remote"
-  title "gix remote ref-list"
-  (with "the 'ref-list' subcommand"
-    snapshot="$snapshot/ref-list"
-    (small-repo-in-sandbox
-      if [[ "$kind" != "small" ]]; then
-
-      if [[ "$kind" != "async" ]]; then
-      (with "file:// protocol"
-        (with "version 1"
-          it "generates the correct output" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" remote ref-list -p 1 .git
-          }
-        )
-        (with "version 2"
-          it "generates the correct output" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" remote ref-list --protocol 2 "$PWD/.git"
-          }
+          (when "using fast validation via 'pack multi-index verify'"
+            it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/fast-index-success" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack multi-index -i "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX" verify
+            }
+          )
+
+          (with "no statistics"
+            it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-success" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+            }
+          )
+          (with "statistics"
+            it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-with-statistics-success" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+            }
+
+            (with "and the less-memory algorithm"
+              it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
+                WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-with-statistics-success" \
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify --algorithm less-memory --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+              }
+            )
+          )
+          (with "decode"
+            it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output, and decodes all objects" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-success" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify --algorithm less-memory --decode "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+            }
+          )
+          (with "re-encode"
+            it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output, and re-encodes all objects" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-success" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify --algorithm less-time --re-encode "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+            }
+          )
+          if test "$kind" = "max"; then
+          (with "statistics (JSON)"
+            it "verifies the pack index successfully and with desired output" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-with-statistics-json-success" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json --threads 1 free pack verify --statistics "$MULTI_PACK_INDEX"
+            }
+          )
+          fi
         )
-        if test "$kind" = "max"; then
-        (with "--format json"
-          it "generates the correct output in JSON format" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-json" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json remote ref-list .git
+      )
+      (sandbox
+        (with "an INvalid pack INDEX file"
+          MULTI_PACK_INDEX="$fixtures/packs/pack-11fdfa9e156ab73caae3b6da867192221f2089c2.idx"
+          cp $MULTI_PACK_INDEX index.idx
+          echo $'\0' >> index.idx
+          it "fails to verify the pack index and with desired output" && {
+            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/index-failure" \
+            expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" free pack verify index.idx
           }
         )
-        fi
       )
-      fi
+    )
+  )
 
-      (with "git:// protocol"
-        launch-git-daemon
-        (with "version 1"
-          it "generates the correct output" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" remote ref-list -p 1 git://localhost/
-          }
-        )
-        (with "version 2"
-          it "generates the correct output" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" remote ref-list -p 2 git://localhost/
-          }
+  title "gix free remote"
+  (when "running 'remote'"
+    snapshot="$snapshot/remote"
+    title "gix remote ref-list"
+    (with "the 'ref-list' subcommand"
+      snapshot="$snapshot/ref-list"
+      (small-repo-in-sandbox
+        if [[ "$kind" != "small" ]]; then
+
+        if [[ "$kind" != "async" ]]; then
+        (with "file:// protocol"
+          (with "version 1"
+            it "generates the correct output" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free remote ref-list -p 1 .git
+            }
+          )
+          (with "version 2"
+            it "generates the correct output" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free remote ref-list --protocol 2 "$PWD/.git"
+            }
+          )
+          if test "$kind" = "max"; then
+          (with "--format json"
+            it "generates the correct output in JSON format" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any-json" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json free remote ref-list .git
+            }
+          )
+          fi
         )
-      )
-      if [[ "$kind" == "small" ]]; then
-      (with "https:// protocol (in small builds)"
-        it "fails as http is not compiled in" && {
-          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/fail-http-in-small" \
-          expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" remote ref-list -p 1 https://github.com/byron/gitoxide
-        }
-      )
-      fi
-      (on_ci
-        if [[ "$kind" = "max" ]]; then
-        (with "https:// protocol"
+        fi
+
+        (with "git:// protocol"
+          launch-git-daemon
           (with "version 1"
             it "generates the correct output" && {
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" remote ref-list -p 1 https://github.com/byron/gitoxide
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free remote ref-list -p 1 git://localhost/
             }
           )
           (with "version 2"
             it "generates the correct output" && {
-              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" remote ref-list -p 2 https://github.com/byron/gitoxide
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/file-v-any" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free remote ref-list -p 2 git://localhost/
             }
           )
         )
+        if [[ "$kind" == "small" ]]; then
+        (with "https:// protocol (in small builds)"
+          it "fails as http is not compiled in" && {
+            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/fail-http-in-small" \
+            expect_run $WITH_FAILURE "$exe_plumbing" free remote ref-list -p 1 https://github.com/byron/gitoxide
+          }
+        )
+        fi
+        (on_ci
+          if [[ "$kind" = "max" ]]; then
+          (with "https:// protocol"
+            (with "version 1"
+              it "generates the correct output" && {
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free remote ref-list -p 1 https://github.com/byron/gitoxide
+              }
+            )
+            (with "version 2"
+              it "generates the correct output" && {
+                expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free remote ref-list -p 2 https://github.com/byron/gitoxide
+              }
+            )
+          )
+          fi
+        )
+        else
+          it "fails as the CLI doesn't include networking in 'small' mode" && {
+            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/remote ref-list-no-networking-in-small-failure" \
+            expect_run 2 "$exe_plumbing" free remote ref-list -p 1 .git
+          }
         fi
       )
-      else
-        it "fails as the CLI doesn't include networking in 'small' mode" && {
-          WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/remote ref-list-no-networking-in-small-failure" \
-          expect_run 2 "$exe_plumbing" remote ref-list -p 1 .git
-        }
-      fi
     )
   )
-)
 
 
 
-title "gix commit-graph"
-(when "running 'commit-graph'"
-  snapshot="$snapshot/commit-graph"
-  title "gix commit-graph verify"
-  (with "the 'verify' sub-command"
-    snapshot="$snapshot/verify"
+  title "gix free commit-graph"
+  (when "running 'commit-graph'"
+    snapshot="$snapshot/commit-graph"
+    title "gix free commit-graph verify"
+    (with "the 'verify' sub-command"
+      snapshot="$snapshot/verify"
 
-    (small-repo-in-sandbox
-      (with "a valid and complete commit-graph file"
-        git commit-graph write --reachable
-        (with "statistics"
-          it "generates the correct output" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/statistics-success" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" commit-graph verify -s .git/objects/info
-          }
-        )
-        if test "$kind" = "max"; then
-        (with "statistics --format json"
-          it "generates the correct output" && {
-            WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/statistics-json-success" \
-            expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json commit-graph verify -s .git/objects/info
-          }
+      (small-repo-in-sandbox
+        (with "a valid and complete commit-graph file"
+          git commit-graph write --reachable
+          (with "statistics"
+            it "generates the correct output" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/statistics-success" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" free commit-graph verify -s .git/objects/info
+            }
+          )
+          if test "$kind" = "max"; then
+          (with "statistics --format json"
+            it "generates the correct output" && {
+              WITH_SNAPSHOT="$snapshot/statistics-json-success" \
+              expect_run $SUCCESSFULLY "$exe_plumbing" --format json free commit-graph verify -s .git/objects/info
+            }
+          )
+          fi
         )
-        fi
       )
     )
   )
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/commit-graph/verify/statistics-json-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/commit-graph/verify/statistics-json-success
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/snapshots/plumbing/commit-graph/verify/statistics-json-success
rename to tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/commit-graph/verify/statistics-json-success
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/commit-graph/verify/statistics-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/commit-graph/verify/statistics-success
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/snapshots/plumbing/commit-graph/verify/statistics-success
rename to tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/commit-graph/verify/statistics-success
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-failure b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-failure
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-failure
rename to tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-failure
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-skip-checks-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-skip-checks-success
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-skip-checks-success
rename to tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-skip-checks-success
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-zlib-ng b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-zlib-ng
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-zlib-ng
rename to tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-zlib-ng
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/missing-objects-dir-fail b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/missing-objects-dir-fail
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/missing-objects-dir-fail
rename to tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/missing-objects-dir-fail
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/to-sink-delete-pack-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/to-sink-delete-pack-success
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/to-sink-delete-pack-success
rename to tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/to-sink-delete-pack-success
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/to-sink-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/to-sink-success
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/to-sink-success
rename to tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/to-sink-success
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/with-objects-dir-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/with-objects-dir-success
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/with-objects-dir-success
rename to tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/with-objects-dir-success
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/with-objects-dir-success-tree b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/with-objects-dir-success-tree
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/with-objects-dir-success-tree
rename to tests/snapshots/plumbing/no-repo/pack/explode/with-objects-dir-success-tree
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-miniz-oxide b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-miniz-oxide
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/explode/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-miniz-oxide
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-.
-├── 0e
-│   └── ad45fc727edcf5cadca25ef922284f32bb6fc1
-├── 15
-│   └── 926d8d6d17d1cbdf7f03c457e8ff983270f363
-├── 18
-│   └── bd3fc20b0565f94bce0a3e94b6a83b26b88627
-├── 1d
-│   └── fd336d2290794b0b1f80d98af33f725da6f42d
-├── 2b
-│   └── 621c1a3aac23b8258885a9b4658d9ac993742f
-├── 2c
-│   └── 1e59ee54facb7d72c0061d06b9fe3889f357a9
-├── 2d
-│   └── ad8b277db3a95919bd904133d7e7cc3e323cb9
-├── 3a
-│   └── b660ad62dd7c8c8bd637aa9bc1c2843a8439fe
-├── 3d
-│   └── 650a1c41a4529863818fd613b95e83668bbfc1
-├── 41
-│   └── 97ce3c6d943759e1088a0298b64571b4bc725a
-├── 50
-│   └── 1b297447a8255d3533c6858bb692575cdefaa0
-├── 5d
-│   └── e2eda652f29103c0d160f8c05d7e83b653a157
-├── 66
-│   └── 74d310d179400358d581f9725cbd4a2c32e3bf
-├── 68
-│   └── b95733c796b12571fb1f656062a15a78e7dcf4
-├── 83
-│   └── d9602eccfc733a550812ce492d4caa0af625c8
-├── 84
-│   ├── 26f672fc65239135b1f1580bb79ecb16fd05f0
-│   └── 81dbefa2fb9398a673fe1f48dc480c1f558890
-├── 85
-│   └── 48234cfc7b4f0c9475d24d4c386783533a8034
-├── 88
-│   └── 58983d81b0eef76eb55d21a0d96b7b16846eca
-├── af
-│   └── 4f6405296dec699321ca59d48583ffa0323b0e
-├── b2
-│   └── 025146d0718d953036352f8435cfa392b1d799
-├── bb
-│   └── a287531b3a845faa032a8fef3e6d70d185c89b
-├── bd
-│   └── 91890c62d85ec16aadd3fb991b3ad7a365adde
-├── cb
-│   └── 572206d9dac4ba52878e7e1a4a7028d85707ab
-├── e2
-│   └── 34c232ce0b8acef3f43fa34c036e68522b5612
-└── e8
-    └── 00b9c207e17f9b11e321cc1fba5dfe08af4222
-
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/receive/pack receive-no-networking-in-small-failure b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/receive/pack receive-no-networking-in-small-failure
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/pack/receive/pack receive-no-networking-in-small-failure	
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-error: Found argument 'receive' which wasn't expected, or isn't valid in this context
-
-USAGE:
-    gix pack <SUBCOMMAND>
-
-For more information try --help
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/commit-graph-verify/statistics-json-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/commit-graph-verify/statistics-json-success
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-{
-  "longest_path_length": 2,
-  "num_commits": 3,
-  "parent_counts": {
-    "0": 1,
-    "1": 2
-  }
-}
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-number of commits with the given number of parents
-	 0: 1
-	 1: 2
-	->: 3
-
-longest path length between two commits: 2
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-failure b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-failure
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-explode/broken-delete-pack-to-sink-failure
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Error: Failed to explode the entire pack - some loose objects may have been created nonetheless
-
-Caused by:
-    0: The pack of this index file failed to verify its checksums
-    1: pack checksum mismatch: expected f1cd3cc7bc63a4a2b357a475a58ad49b40355470, got 337fe3b886fc5041a35313887d68feefeae52519
\ No newline at end of file
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-explode/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-miniz-oxide
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@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-.
-├── 0e
-│   └── ad45fc727edcf5cadca25ef922284f32bb6fc1
-├── 15
-│   └── 926d8d6d17d1cbdf7f03c457e8ff983270f363
-├── 18
-│   └── bd3fc20b0565f94bce0a3e94b6a83b26b88627
-├── 1d
-│   └── fd336d2290794b0b1f80d98af33f725da6f42d
-├── 2b
-│   └── 621c1a3aac23b8258885a9b4658d9ac993742f
-├── 2c
-│   └── 1e59ee54facb7d72c0061d06b9fe3889f357a9
-├── 2d
-│   └── ad8b277db3a95919bd904133d7e7cc3e323cb9
-├── 3a
-│   └── b660ad62dd7c8c8bd637aa9bc1c2843a8439fe
-├── 3d
-│   └── 650a1c41a4529863818fd613b95e83668bbfc1
-├── 41
-│   └── 97ce3c6d943759e1088a0298b64571b4bc725a
-├── 50
-│   └── 1b297447a8255d3533c6858bb692575cdefaa0
-├── 5d
-│   └── e2eda652f29103c0d160f8c05d7e83b653a157
-├── 66
-│   └── 74d310d179400358d581f9725cbd4a2c32e3bf
-├── 68
-│   └── b95733c796b12571fb1f656062a15a78e7dcf4
-├── 83
-│   └── d9602eccfc733a550812ce492d4caa0af625c8
-├── 84
-│   ├── 26f672fc65239135b1f1580bb79ecb16fd05f0
-│   └── 81dbefa2fb9398a673fe1f48dc480c1f558890
-├── 85
-│   └── 48234cfc7b4f0c9475d24d4c386783533a8034
-├── 88
-│   └── 58983d81b0eef76eb55d21a0d96b7b16846eca
-├── af
-│   └── 4f6405296dec699321ca59d48583ffa0323b0e
-├── b2
-│   └── 025146d0718d953036352f8435cfa392b1d799
-├── bb
-│   └── a287531b3a845faa032a8fef3e6d70d185c89b
-├── bd
-│   └── 91890c62d85ec16aadd3fb991b3ad7a365adde
-├── cb
-│   └── 572206d9dac4ba52878e7e1a4a7028d85707ab
-├── e2
-│   └── 34c232ce0b8acef3f43fa34c036e68522b5612
-└── e8
-    └── 00b9c207e17f9b11e321cc1fba5dfe08af4222
-
-25 directories, 26 files
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-explode/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-zlib-ng b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-explode/broken-with-objects-dir-skip-checks-success-tree-zlib-ng
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@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-.
-├── 0e
-│   └── ad45fc727edcf5cadca25ef922284f32bb6fc1
-├── 15
-│   └── 926d8d6d17d1cbdf7f03c457e8ff983270f363
-├── 18
-│   └── bd3fc20b0565f94bce0a3e94b6a83b26b88627
-├── 1d
-│   └── fd336d2290794b0b1f80d98af33f725da6f42d
-├── 2b
-│   └── 621c1a3aac23b8258885a9b4658d9ac993742f
-├── 2c
-│   └── 1e59ee54facb7d72c0061d06b9fe3889f357a9
-├── 2d
-│   └── ad8b277db3a95919bd904133d7e7cc3e323cb9
-├── 3a
-│   └── b660ad62dd7c8c8bd637aa9bc1c2843a8439fe
-├── 3d
-│   └── 650a1c41a4529863818fd613b95e83668bbfc1
-├── 41
-│   └── 97ce3c6d943759e1088a0298b64571b4bc725a
-├── 50
-│   └── 1b297447a8255d3533c6858bb692575cdefaa0
-├── 5d
-│   └── e2eda652f29103c0d160f8c05d7e83b653a157
-├── 66
-│   └── 74d310d179400358d581f9725cbd4a2c32e3bf
-├── 68
-│   └── b95733c796b12571fb1f656062a15a78e7dcf4
-├── 83
-│   └── d9602eccfc733a550812ce492d4caa0af625c8
-├── 84
-│   ├── 26f672fc65239135b1f1580bb79ecb16fd05f0
-│   └── 81dbefa2fb9398a673fe1f48dc480c1f558890
-├── 85
-│   └── 48234cfc7b4f0c9475d24d4c386783533a8034
-├── 88
-│   └── 58983d81b0eef76eb55d21a0d96b7b16846eca
-├── a2
-│   └── 9ebd0e0fcbcd2a0842dd44cc7c22a90a310a3a
-├── af
-│   └── 4f6405296dec699321ca59d48583ffa0323b0e
-├── b2
-│   └── 025146d0718d953036352f8435cfa392b1d799
-├── bb
-│   └── a287531b3a845faa032a8fef3e6d70d185c89b
-├── bd
-│   └── 91890c62d85ec16aadd3fb991b3ad7a365adde
-├── cb
-│   └── 572206d9dac4ba52878e7e1a4a7028d85707ab
-├── e2
-│   └── 34c232ce0b8acef3f43fa34c036e68522b5612
-└── e8
-    └── 00b9c207e17f9b11e321cc1fba5dfe08af4222
-
-26 directories, 27 files
\ No newline at end of file
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-├── bd
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-├── e2
-│   └── 34c232ce0b8acef3f43fa34c036e68522b5612
-└── e8
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/no-output-dir-as-json-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/no-output-dir-as-json-success
deleted file mode 100644
index f4fa3f420b9..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/no-output-dir-as-json-success
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@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-{
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/no-output-dir-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/no-output-dir-success
deleted file mode 100644
index d781ca1ed7f..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/no-output-dir-success
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-index: 560eba66e6b391eb83efc3ec9fc8a3087788911c
-pack: f1cd3cc7bc63a4a2b357a475a58ad49b40355470
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-content b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-content
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index a649eb341f0..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-content
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-restore-as-json-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-restore-as-json-success
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-restore-as-json-success
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-{
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-restore-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-restore-success
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-restore-success
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-success
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index d781ca1ed7f..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-index-from-data/output-dir-success
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-pack: f1cd3cc7bc63a4a2b357a475a58ad49b40355470
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output
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-index: c787de2aafb897417ca8167baeb146eabd18bc5f
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-ee3c97678e89db4eab7420b04aef51758359f152 refs/heads/dev
-3f72b39ad1600e6dac63430c15e0d875e9d3f9d6 refs/heads/main
-ee3c97678e89db4eab7420b04aef51758359f152 refs/tags/annotated tag:feae03400632392a7f38e5b2775f98a439f5eaf5
-efa596d621559707b2d221f10490959b2decbc6c refs/tags/unannotated
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-json b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-json
deleted file mode 100644
index 590a10265e2..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-json
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@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-{
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-non-existing-single-ref b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-non-existing-single-ref
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bed155babf..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-non-existing-single-ref
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Error: The server response could not be parsed
-
-Caused by:
-    0: Upload pack reported an error
-    1: unknown ref refs/heads/does-not-exist
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-single-ref b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-single-ref
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index 84260bc4021..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-single-ref
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-index: c787de2aafb897417ca8167baeb146eabd18bc5f
-pack: 346574b7331dc3a1724da218d622c6e1b6c66a57
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-wanted-ref-p1 b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-wanted-ref-p1
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index c5203d08e6e..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-no-output-wanted-ref-p1
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Error: Could not access repository or failed to read streaming pack file
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-Caused by:
-    Want to get specific refs, but remote doesn't support this capability
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-with-output b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-with-output
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index 43ac53bfe11..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/file-v-any-with-output
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-index: c787de2aafb897417ca8167baeb146eabd18bc5f (out/346574b7331dc3a1724da218d622c6e1b6c66a57.idx)
-pack: 346574b7331dc3a1724da218d622c6e1b6c66a57 (out/346574b7331dc3a1724da218d622c6e1b6c66a57.pack)
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-ee3c97678e89db4eab7420b04aef51758359f152 refs/heads/dev
-3f72b39ad1600e6dac63430c15e0d875e9d3f9d6 refs/heads/main
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/ls-in-output-dir b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/ls-in-output-dir
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index 9c73e822fe2..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/ls-in-output-dir
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/pack-receive-no-networking-in-small-failure b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/pack-receive-no-networking-in-small-failure
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index 74d6602a909..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/pack-receive-no-networking-in-small-failure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unrecognized argument: pack-receive
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/HEAD b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/HEAD
deleted file mode 100644
index bddcc0b83e6..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/HEAD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ref: refs/heads/main
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/refs/heads/dev b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/refs/heads/dev
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/refs/heads/dev
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ee3c97678e89db4eab7420b04aef51758359f152
\ No newline at end of file
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/refs/heads/main
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/refs/tags/annotated b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/refs/tags/annotated
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index cd887a5aedb..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/refs/tags/annotated
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-feae03400632392a7f38e5b2775f98a439f5eaf5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/refs/tags/unannotated b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/refs/tags/unannotated
deleted file mode 100644
index cbc7b39d75c..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-receive/repo-refs/refs/tags/unannotated
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-efa596d621559707b2d221f10490959b2decbc6c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-failure b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-failure
deleted file mode 100644
index b93e9895bb1..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-failure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-Could not find matching pack file at 'index.pack' - only index file will be verified, error was: Could not open pack file at 'index.pack'
-Error: Verification failure
-
-Caused by:
-    0: Index file, pack file or object verification failed
-    1: index checksum mismatch: expected 0eba66e6b391eb83efc3ec9fc8a3087788911c0a, got fa9a8a630eacc2d3df00aff604bec2451ccbc8ff
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-success
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index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-with-statistics-json-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-with-statistics-json-success
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a42741b0ba..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-with-statistics-json-success
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@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-with-statistics-success b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-with-statistics-success
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index 420f9ce588d..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/pack-verify/index-with-statistics-success
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@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-objects per delta chain length
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-compression
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-
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-
-	compression ratio             : 2.00
-	delta compression ratio       : 5.58
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\ No newline at end of file
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index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/remote-ref-list/remote-ref-list-no-networking-in-small-failure b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/remote-ref-list/remote-ref-list-no-networking-in-small-failure
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index aaf27b70548..00000000000
--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/plumbing/remote-ref-list/remote-ref-list-no-networking-in-small-failure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Unrecognized argument: remote-ref-list
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/remote/ref-list/file-v-any b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/remote/ref-list/file-v-any
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/remote/ref-list/file-v-any
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-3f72b39ad1600e6dac63430c15e0d875e9d3f9d6 HEAD symref-target:refs/heads/main
-ee3c97678e89db4eab7420b04aef51758359f152 refs/heads/dev
-3f72b39ad1600e6dac63430c15e0d875e9d3f9d6 refs/heads/main
-ee3c97678e89db4eab7420b04aef51758359f152 refs/tags/annotated tag:feae03400632392a7f38e5b2775f98a439f5eaf5
-efa596d621559707b2d221f10490959b2decbc6c refs/tags/unannotated
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/remote/ref-list/file-v-any-json b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/remote/ref-list/file-v-any-json
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/remote/ref-list/file-v-any-json
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-[
-  {
-    "Symbolic": {
-      "path": "HEAD",
-      "target": "refs/heads/main",
-      "object": "3f72b39ad1600e6dac63430c15e0d875e9d3f9d6"
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    "Direct": {
-      "path": "refs/heads/dev",
-      "object": "ee3c97678e89db4eab7420b04aef51758359f152"
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    "Direct": {
-      "path": "refs/heads/main",
-      "object": "3f72b39ad1600e6dac63430c15e0d875e9d3f9d6"
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    "Peeled": {
-      "path": "refs/tags/annotated",
-      "tag": "feae03400632392a7f38e5b2775f98a439f5eaf5",
-      "object": "ee3c97678e89db4eab7420b04aef51758359f152"
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    "Direct": {
-      "path": "refs/tags/unannotated",
-      "object": "efa596d621559707b2d221f10490959b2decbc6c"
-    }
-  }
-]
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diff --git a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/remote/ref-list/remote ref-list-no-networking-in-small-failure b/tests/snapshots/plumbing/remote/ref-list/remote ref-list-no-networking-in-small-failure
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--- a/tests/snapshots/plumbing/remote/ref-list/remote ref-list-no-networking-in-small-failure	
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-error: Found argument 'remote' which wasn't expected, or isn't valid in this context
-
-USAGE:
-    gix [OPTIONS] <SUBCOMMAND>
-
-For more information try --help
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