diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/.npmignore b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed9f1852c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Recursive pack writes child archives here while the root package is scanned.
+*.tgz
diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/snapshots.toml b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/snapshots.toml
index 62afef0cf9..b159f3a4cc 100644
--- a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/snapshots.toml
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/snapshots.toml
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ steps = [
   { argv = ["vp", "pm", "pack"], comment = "should pack current workspace root" },
   { argv = ["vpt", "rm", "-f", "command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace-1.0.0.tgz", "app-1.0.0.tgz", "vite-plus-test-utils-1.0.0.tgz"], snapshot = false, continue-on-failure = true },
   { argv = ["node", "-e", "const {execFileSync}=require('node:child_process');const out=JSON.parse(execFileSync('vp',['pm','pack','--recursive','--json'],{encoding:'utf8'}));out.sort((a,b)=>a.name<b.name?-1:a.name>b.name?1:0);console.log(JSON.stringify(out,null,2));"], comment = "should pack all packages in workspace (sorted by name for determinism)" },
-  ["vpt", "print-file", "out.json"],
   { argv = ["vpt", "rm", "-f", "command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace-1.0.0.tgz", "app-1.0.0.tgz", "vite-plus-test-utils-1.0.0.tgz"], snapshot = false, continue-on-failure = true },
   { argv = ["vp", "pm", "pack", "--filter", "app"], comment = "should pack specific package (uses --filter app pack)" },
   { argv = ["vpt", "rm", "-f", "command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace-1.0.0.tgz", "app-1.0.0.tgz", "vite-plus-test-utils-1.0.0.tgz"], snapshot = false, continue-on-failure = true },
   { argv = ["node", "-e", "const {execFileSync}=require('node:child_process');const out=JSON.parse(execFileSync('vp',['pm','pack','--filter','app','--filter','@vite-plus-test/utils','--json'],{encoding:'utf8'}));out.sort((a,b)=>a.name<b.name?-1:a.name>b.name?1:0);console.log(JSON.stringify(out,null,2));"], comment = "should pack multiple packages (sorted by name for determinism)" },
-  ["vpt", "print-file", "out.json"],
   { argv = ["vpt", "rm", "-f", "command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace-1.0.0.tgz", "app-1.0.0.tgz", "vite-plus-test-utils-1.0.0.tgz"], snapshot = false, continue-on-failure = true },
   { argv = ["vp", "pm", "pack", "--out", "./dist/package.tgz"], comment = "should pack with output file" },
   { argv = ["vpt", "rm", "-rf", "./dist"], continue-on-failure = true },
diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/snapshots/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace.md b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/snapshots/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace.md
index 9bbd914500..b8e831a2fe 100644
--- a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/snapshots/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace.md
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace/snapshots/command_pack_pnpm11_with_workspace.md
@@ -66,16 +66,8 @@ should pack all packages in workspace (sorted by name for determinism)
 ]
 ```
 
-## `vpt print-file out.json`
-
-**Exit code:** 1
-
-```
-out.json: not found
-missing file
-```
+## `vpt rm -f command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace-1.0.0.tgz app-1.0.0.tgz vite-plus-test-utils-1.0.0.tgz`
 
-*(skipped 1 step(s) to the next line boundary: step failed)*
 
 ## `vp pm pack --filter app`
 
@@ -121,16 +113,8 @@ should pack multiple packages (sorted by name for determinism)
 ]
 ```
 
-## `vpt print-file out.json`
-
-**Exit code:** 1
-
-```
-out.json: not found
-missing file
-```
+## `vpt rm -f command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace-1.0.0.tgz app-1.0.0.tgz vite-plus-test-utils-1.0.0.tgz`
 
-*(skipped 1 step(s) to the next line boundary: step failed)*
 
 ## `vp pm pack --out ./dist/package.tgz`
 
@@ -139,12 +123,10 @@ should pack with output file
 ```
 package: command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace@1.0.0
 Tarball Contents
-app-1.0.0.tgz
 package.json
 packages/app/package.json
 packages/utils/package.json
 pnpm-workspace.yaml
-vite-plus-test-utils-1.0.0.tgz
 Tarball Details
 <workspace>/dist/package.tgz
 ```
@@ -161,12 +143,10 @@ should pack with destination
 ```
 package: command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace@1.0.0
 Tarball Contents
-app-1.0.0.tgz
 package.json
 packages/app/package.json
 packages/utils/package.json
 pnpm-workspace.yaml
-vite-plus-test-utils-1.0.0.tgz
 Tarball Details
 <workspace>/dist/command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace-1.0.0.tgz
 ```
@@ -183,12 +163,10 @@ should pack with gzip compression level
 ```
 package: command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace@1.0.0
 Tarball Contents
-app-1.0.0.tgz
 package.json
 packages/app/package.json
 packages/utils/package.json
 pnpm-workspace.yaml
-vite-plus-test-utils-1.0.0.tgz
 Tarball Details
 command-pack-pnpm11-with-workspace-1.0.0.tgz
 ```