diff --git a/src/Console/Command/PurgeCommand.php b/src/Console/Command/PurgeCommand.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of composer/satis.
+ *
+ * (c) Composer <https://github.com/composer>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Composer\Satis\Console\Command;
+
+use Composer\Command\BaseCommand;
+use Composer\Json\JsonFile;
+use Composer\Satis\PackageSelection\PackageSelection;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder;
+use Symfony\Component\Finder\SplFileInfo;
+
+class PurgeCommand extends BaseCommand
+{
+    protected function configure(): void
+    {
+        $this->getName() ?? $this->setName('purge');
+        $this
+            ->setDescription('Purge packages')
+            ->setDefinition([
+                new InputArgument('file', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'Json file to use', './satis.json'),
+                new InputArgument('output-dir', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'Location where to output built files', null),
+                new InputArgument('dry-run', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'Dry run, allows to inspect what might be deleted', null),
+            ])
+            ->setHelp(
+                <<<'EOT'
+                The <info>purge</info> command deletes useless archive files, depending
+                on given json file (satis.json is used by default) and the
+                newest json file in the include directory of the given output-dir.
+
+                In your satis.json (or other name you give), you must define
+                "archive" argument. You also need to define "homepage" argument or "SATIS_HOMEPAGE" environment variable if you don't use archive "prefix-url" argument.
+                EOT
+            );
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        $configFile = $input->getArgument('file');
+        $file = new JsonFile($configFile);
+        if (!$file->exists()) {
+            $output->writeln('<error>File not found: ' . $configFile . '</error>');
+
+            return 1;
+        }
+        $config = $file->read();
+
+        /*
+         * Check whether archive is defined
+         */
+        if (!isset($config['archive']) || !isset($config['archive']['directory'])) {
+            $output->writeln('<error>You must define "archive" parameter in your ' . $configFile . '</error>');
+
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        $outputDir = $input->getArgument('output-dir') ?? $config['output-dir'] ?? null;
+        if (null === $outputDir) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The output dir must be specified as second argument or be configured inside ' . $input->getArgument('file'));
+        }
+
+        $dryRun = (bool) $input->getArgument('dry-run');
+        if ($dryRun) {
+            $output->writeln('<notice>Dry run enabled, no actual changes will be done.</notice>');
+        }
+
+        $packageSelection = new PackageSelection($output, $outputDir, $config, false);
+        $packages = $packageSelection->load();
+
+        $satis_homepage = getenv('SATIS_HOMEPAGE');
+        $prefix = sprintf(
+            '%s/%s/',
+            $config['archive']['prefix-url'] ?? (false !== $satis_homepage ? $satis_homepage : $config['homepage']),
+            $config['archive']['directory']
+        );
+
+        $length = strlen($prefix);
+        $needed = [];
+        foreach ($packages as $package) {
+            if (is_null($package->getDistType())) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $url = (string) $package->getDistUrl();
+            if (substr($url, 0, $length) === $prefix) {
+                $needed[] = substr($url, $length);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $distDirectory = sprintf('%s/%s', $outputDir, $config['archive']['directory']);
+
+        $finder = new Finder();
+        $finder
+            ->files()
+            ->in($distDirectory)
+        ;
+
+        if (0 === $finder->count()) {
+            $output->writeln('<warning>No archives found.</warning>');
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        /** @var SplFileInfo[] $unreferenced */
+        $unreferenced = [];
+        foreach ($finder as $currentFile) {
+            $filename = strtr($currentFile->getRelativePathname(), DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, '/');
+            if (!in_array($filename, $needed, true)) {
+                $unreferenced[] = $currentFile;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (0 === count($unreferenced)) {
+            $output->writeln('<warning>No unreferenced archives found.</warning>');
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($unreferenced as $currentFile) {
+            if (!$dryRun) {
+                unlink($currentFile->getPathname());
+            }
+
+            $output->writeln(sprintf(
+                '<info>Removed archive</info>: <comment>%s</comment>',
+                $currentFile->getRelativePathname()
+            ));
+        }
+
+        if (!$dryRun) {
+            $this->removeEmptyDirectories($output, $distDirectory);
+        }
+
+        $output->writeln('<info>Done.</info>');
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private function removeEmptyDirectories(OutputInterface $output, string $dir, int $depth = 2): bool
+    {
+        $empty = true;
+        $children = @scandir($dir);
+
+        if (false === $children) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($children as $child) {
+            if ('.' === $child || '..' === $child) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $path = $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $child;
+
+            if (is_dir($path)
+                && $depth > 0
+                && $this->removeEmptyDirectories($output, $path, $depth - 1)
+                && rmdir($path)
+            ) {
+                $output->writeln(sprintf('<info>Removed empty directory</info>: <comment>%s</comment>', $path));
+            } else {
+                $empty = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $empty;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Console/Command/PurgeCommandTest.php b/tests/Console/Command/PurgeCommandTest.php
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/Console/Command/PurgeCommandTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,645 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of composer/satis.
+ *
+ * (c) Composer <https://github.com/composer>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Composer\Satis\Console\Command;
+
+use Composer\Console\Application;
+use org\bovigo\vfs\vfsStream;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestDox;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\BufferedOutput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\NullOutput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Tester\CommandTester;
+
+#[TestDox('PurgeCommand')]
+#[CoversClass(PurgeCommand::class)]
+class PurgeCommandTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private string $configPath;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        vfsStream::setup('satis');
+        $this->configPath = vfsStream::url('satis/satis.json');
+    }
+
+    // --- Helpers ---
+
+    private function createTester(): CommandTester
+    {
+        $app = new Application();
+        $app->addCommand(new PurgeCommand());
+
+        return new CommandTester($app->find('purge'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $config
+     */
+    private function writeSatisConfig(array $config): void
+    {
+        file_put_contents($this->configPath, json_encode($config, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, array<string, array<string, mixed>>> $packagesByName
+     */
+    private function writeOutputRepository(string $outputDir, array $packagesByName, string $includeFile = 'include/packages.json'): void
+    {
+        $includePath = $outputDir . '/' . $includeFile;
+        if (!is_dir(\dirname($includePath))) {
+            mkdir(\dirname($includePath), 0777, true);
+        }
+        file_put_contents($includePath, json_encode(['packages' => $packagesByName], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
+        file_put_contents($outputDir . '/packages.json', json_encode([
+            'includes' => [
+                $includeFile => ['sha256' => 'dummy'],
+            ],
+        ], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, array<string, array<string, mixed>>>
+     */
+    private function packageEntry(string $name, string $version, string $distUrl, bool $withDist = true): array
+    {
+        $normalized = $version . '.0';
+        if (1 === preg_match('/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+/', $version)) {
+            $normalized = $version;
+        }
+
+        $data = [
+            'name' => $name,
+            'version' => $version,
+            'version_normalized' => $normalized,
+            'type' => 'library',
+        ];
+        if ($withDist) {
+            $data['dist'] = [
+                'type' => 'tar',
+                'url' => $distUrl,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return [
+            $name => [
+                $version => $data,
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<int, mixed> $parameters
+     */
+    private function invokeMethod(object $object, string $methodName, array $parameters = []): mixed
+    {
+        $reflection = new \ReflectionClass($object::class);
+        $method = $reflection->getMethod($methodName);
+
+        return $method->invokeArgs($object, $parameters);
+    }
+
+    // --- Data providers ---
+
+    /**
+     * Missing `archive` and `archive` without `directory` hit the same validation branch in PurgeCommand.
+     *
+     * @return iterable<string, array{array<string, mixed>}>
+     */
+    public static function provideInvalidArchiveConfig(): iterable
+    {
+        yield 'archive key missing' => [[
+            'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+            'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+        ]];
+
+        yield 'archive.directory missing' => [[
+            'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+            'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+            'archive' => [],
+        ]];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Data providers run before setUp(), so vfs paths must be built inside the test.
+     *
+     * @return iterable<string, array{0: bool}>
+     */
+    public static function provideOutputDirResolution(): iterable
+    {
+        yield 'from CLI argument' => [true];
+        yield 'from config when argument omitted' => [false];
+    }
+
+    // --- Validation ---
+
+    #[TestDox('execute() returns error when config file is not found')]
+    public function testExecuteReturnsErrorWhenFileNotFound(): void
+    {
+        $tester = $this->createTester();
+        $tester->execute([
+            'file' => vfsStream::url('satis/nonexistent.json'),
+            'output-dir' => vfsStream::url('satis/output'),
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertSame(1, $tester->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('File not found', $tester->getDisplay());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $config
+     */
+    #[DataProvider('provideInvalidArchiveConfig')]
+    #[TestDox('execute() returns error when archive config is invalid')]
+    public function testExecuteReturnsErrorWhenArchiveConfigInvalid(array $config): void
+    {
+        $this->writeSatisConfig($config);
+
+        $tester = $this->createTester();
+        $tester->execute([
+            'file' => $this->configPath,
+            'output-dir' => vfsStream::url('satis/output'),
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertSame(1, $tester->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('You must define "archive" parameter', $tester->getDisplay());
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('execute() throws when output dir is not in config or arguments')]
+    public function testExecuteThrowsWhenOutputDirMissing(): void
+    {
+        $this->writeSatisConfig([
+            'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+            'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+            'archive' => [
+                'directory' => 'dist',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $tester = $this->createTester();
+
+        $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('The output dir must be specified as second argument or be configured inside');
+        $tester->execute([
+            'file' => $this->configPath,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    // --- Output directory resolution ---
+
+    #[DataProvider('provideOutputDirResolution')]
+    #[TestDox('execute() resolves output-dir from CLI or config')]
+    public function testExecuteResolvesOutputDir(bool $outputDirFromCliArgument): void
+    {
+        $suffix = $outputDirFromCliArgument ? 'arg' : 'cfg';
+        $outputDir = vfsStream::url('satis/output-' . $suffix);
+        mkdir($outputDir);
+        mkdir($outputDir . '/dist');
+
+        $baseConfig = [
+            'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+            'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+            'archive' => [
+                'directory' => 'dist',
+                'prefix-url' => 'https://example.com',
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        if ($outputDirFromCliArgument) {
+            $this->writeSatisConfig($baseConfig);
+            $executeArgs = [
+                'file' => $this->configPath,
+                'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            ];
+        } else {
+            $this->writeSatisConfig(array_merge($baseConfig, ['output-dir' => $outputDir]));
+            $executeArgs = [
+                'file' => $this->configPath,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        $tester = $this->createTester();
+        $tester->execute($executeArgs);
+
+        self::assertSame(0, $tester->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('No archives found', $tester->getDisplay());
+    }
+
+    // --- Prefix / env / homepage ---
+
+    #[TestDox('execute() warns when no unreferenced archives are found')]
+    public function testExecuteWarnsWhenNoUnreferencedArchivesFound(): void
+    {
+        $outputDir = vfsStream::url('satis/output-all-ref');
+        mkdir($outputDir);
+        $archiveDir = $outputDir . '/dist';
+        mkdir($archiveDir, 0755, true);
+        mkdir($archiveDir . '/vendor', 0755, true);
+
+        $relativePath = 'vendor/kept.tar.gz';
+        file_put_contents($archiveDir . '/' . $relativePath, 'content');
+
+        $distUrl = 'https://example.com/dist/' . $relativePath;
+        $this->writeOutputRepository($outputDir, $this->packageEntry('vendor/kept', '1.0.0', $distUrl));
+
+        $this->writeSatisConfig([
+            'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+            'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            'archive' => [
+                'directory' => 'dist',
+                'prefix-url' => 'https://example.com',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $tester = $this->createTester();
+        $tester->execute([
+            'file' => $this->configPath,
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertSame(0, $tester->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('No unreferenced archives found', $tester->getDisplay());
+        self::assertFileExists($archiveDir . '/' . $relativePath);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Wrong prefix-url would mark the on-disk file as unreferenced and change the outcome (purge vs this message).
+     */
+    #[TestDox('execute() uses archive prefix-url when set')]
+    public function testExecuteUsesArchivePrefixUrl(): void
+    {
+        $outputDir = vfsStream::url('satis/output-prefix');
+        mkdir($outputDir);
+        $archiveDir = $outputDir . '/dist';
+        mkdir($archiveDir . '/p', 0755, true);
+
+        $relativePath = 'p/archive.tar.gz';
+        file_put_contents($archiveDir . '/' . $relativePath, 'x');
+
+        $this->writeOutputRepository($outputDir, $this->packageEntry(
+            'p/pkg',
+            '1.0.0',
+            'https://cdn.example.com/dist/' . $relativePath
+        ));
+
+        $this->writeSatisConfig([
+            'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+            'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            'archive' => [
+                'directory' => 'dist',
+                'prefix-url' => 'https://cdn.example.com',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $tester = $this->createTester();
+        $tester->execute([
+            'file' => $this->configPath,
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertSame(0, $tester->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('No unreferenced archives found', $tester->getDisplay());
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('execute() uses SATIS_HOMEPAGE when prefix-url is not defined')]
+    public function testExecuteUsesSatisHomepageEnv(): void
+    {
+        $outputDir = vfsStream::url('satis/output-env');
+        mkdir($outputDir);
+        $archiveDir = $outputDir . '/dist';
+        mkdir($archiveDir . '/vendor', 0755, true);
+
+        $relativePath = 'vendor/file.tar.gz';
+        file_put_contents($archiveDir . '/' . $relativePath, 'c');
+
+        $this->writeOutputRepository($outputDir, $this->packageEntry(
+            'vendor/pkg',
+            '1.0.0',
+            'https://custom.example.com/dist/' . $relativePath
+        ));
+
+        $original = getenv('SATIS_HOMEPAGE');
+        putenv('SATIS_HOMEPAGE=https://custom.example.com');
+
+        try {
+            $this->writeSatisConfig([
+                'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+                'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+                'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+                'archive' => [
+                    'directory' => 'dist',
+                ],
+            ]);
+
+            $tester = $this->createTester();
+            $tester->execute([
+                'file' => $this->configPath,
+                'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            ]);
+
+            self::assertSame(0, $tester->getStatusCode());
+            self::assertStringContainsString('No unreferenced archives found', $tester->getDisplay());
+        } finally {
+            if (false === $original) {
+                putenv('SATIS_HOMEPAGE');
+            } else {
+                putenv('SATIS_HOMEPAGE=' . $original);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('execute() uses homepage from config when SATIS_HOMEPAGE is unset and prefix-url is missing')]
+    public function testExecuteUsesHomepageFromConfig(): void
+    {
+        $outputDir = vfsStream::url('satis/output-home');
+        mkdir($outputDir);
+        $archiveDir = $outputDir . '/dist';
+        mkdir($archiveDir . '/vendor', 0755, true);
+
+        $relativePath = 'vendor/file.tar.gz';
+        file_put_contents($archiveDir . '/' . $relativePath, 'c');
+
+        $this->writeOutputRepository($outputDir, $this->packageEntry(
+            'vendor/pkg',
+            '1.0.0',
+            'https://config.example.com/dist/' . $relativePath
+        ));
+
+        $original = getenv('SATIS_HOMEPAGE');
+        putenv('SATIS_HOMEPAGE');
+
+        try {
+            $this->writeSatisConfig([
+                'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+                'homepage' => 'https://config.example.com',
+                'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+                'archive' => [
+                    'directory' => 'dist',
+                ],
+            ]);
+
+            $tester = $this->createTester();
+            $tester->execute([
+                'file' => $this->configPath,
+                'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            ]);
+
+            self::assertSame(0, $tester->getStatusCode());
+            self::assertStringContainsString('No unreferenced archives found', $tester->getDisplay());
+        } finally {
+            if (false === $original) {
+                putenv('SATIS_HOMEPAGE');
+            } else {
+                putenv('SATIS_HOMEPAGE=' . $original);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // --- Purge behavior ---
+
+    #[TestDox('execute() removes unreferenced archives when dry-run is disabled')]
+    public function testExecuteRemovesUnreferencedArchives(): void
+    {
+        $outputDir = vfsStream::url('satis/output-purge');
+        mkdir($outputDir);
+        $archiveDir = $outputDir . '/dist';
+        mkdir($archiveDir . '/vendor', 0755, true);
+
+        $referencedFile = $archiveDir . '/vendor/referenced.tar.gz';
+        $unreferencedFile = $archiveDir . '/vendor/unreferenced.tar.gz';
+        file_put_contents($referencedFile, 'a');
+        file_put_contents($unreferencedFile, 'b');
+
+        $this->writeOutputRepository($outputDir, $this->packageEntry(
+            'vendor/ref',
+            '1.0.0',
+            'https://example.com/dist/vendor/referenced.tar.gz'
+        ));
+
+        $this->writeSatisConfig([
+            'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+            'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            'archive' => [
+                'directory' => 'dist',
+                'prefix-url' => 'https://example.com',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $tester = $this->createTester();
+        $tester->execute([
+            'file' => $this->configPath,
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertSame(0, $tester->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Removed archive', $tester->getDisplay());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('unreferenced.tar.gz', $tester->getDisplay());
+        self::assertFileDoesNotExist($unreferencedFile);
+        self::assertFileExists($referencedFile);
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('execute() does not count packages without dist type as needed')]
+    public function testExecuteTreatsPackagesWithoutDistTypeAsNotNeeded(): void
+    {
+        $outputDir = vfsStream::url('satis/output-nodist');
+        mkdir($outputDir);
+        $archiveDir = $outputDir . '/dist';
+        mkdir($archiveDir . '/vendor', 0755, true);
+
+        $relativePath = 'vendor/file.tar.gz';
+        file_put_contents($archiveDir . '/' . $relativePath, 'c');
+
+        $this->writeOutputRepository($outputDir, [
+            'vendor/nodist' => [
+                '1.0.0' => [
+                    'name' => 'vendor/nodist',
+                    'version' => '1.0.0',
+                    'version_normalized' => '1.0.0.0',
+                    'type' => 'library',
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->writeSatisConfig([
+            'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+            'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            'archive' => [
+                'directory' => 'dist',
+                'prefix-url' => 'https://example.com',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $tester = $this->createTester();
+        $tester->execute([
+            'file' => $this->configPath,
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertSame(0, $tester->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Removed archive', $tester->getDisplay());
+        self::assertFileDoesNotExist($archiveDir . '/' . $relativePath);
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('execute() removes empty directories after purging archives')]
+    public function testExecuteRemovesEmptyDirectoriesAfterPurge(): void
+    {
+        $outputDir = vfsStream::url('satis/output-rmdir');
+        mkdir($outputDir);
+        $archiveDir = $outputDir . '/dist';
+        $subdir = $archiveDir . '/vendor/branch';
+        mkdir($subdir, 0755, true);
+
+        file_put_contents($subdir . '/orphan.tar.gz', 'x');
+
+        $this->writeOutputRepository($outputDir, $this->packageEntry(
+            'vendor/keep',
+            '1.0.0',
+            'https://example.com/dist/vendor/branch/kept.tar.gz'
+        ));
+
+        $this->writeSatisConfig([
+            'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+            'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            'archive' => [
+                'directory' => 'dist',
+                'prefix-url' => 'https://example.com',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $tester = $this->createTester();
+        $tester->execute([
+            'file' => $this->configPath,
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertSame(0, $tester->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Removed archive', $tester->getDisplay());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Removed empty directory', $tester->getDisplay());
+    }
+
+    // --- Dry-run ---
+
+    #[TestDox('execute() does not remove archives or empty dirs when dry-run is enabled')]
+    public function testExecuteDoesNotRemoveArchivesInDryRun(): void
+    {
+        $outputDir = vfsStream::url('satis/output-dry');
+        mkdir($outputDir);
+        $archiveDir = $outputDir . '/dist';
+        mkdir($archiveDir . '/vendor', 0755, true);
+
+        $unreferencedFile = $archiveDir . '/vendor/unreferenced.tar.gz';
+        file_put_contents($unreferencedFile, 'content');
+
+        $this->writeOutputRepository($outputDir, $this->packageEntry(
+            'vendor/other',
+            '1.0.0',
+            'https://example.com/dist/vendor/other.tar.gz'
+        ));
+
+        $this->writeSatisConfig([
+            'name' => 'test/satis-repo',
+            'homepage' => 'https://example.com',
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            'archive' => [
+                'directory' => 'dist',
+                'prefix-url' => 'https://example.com',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $tester = $this->createTester();
+        $tester->execute([
+            'file' => $this->configPath,
+            'output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            'dry-run' => '1',
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertSame(0, $tester->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertFileExists($unreferencedFile);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Dry run enabled', $tester->getDisplay());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Removed archive', $tester->getDisplay());
+        self::assertStringNotContainsString('Removed empty directory', $tester->getDisplay());
+    }
+
+    // --- removeEmptyDirectories() ---
+
+    #[TestDox('removeEmptyDirectories() returns false for non-existent directory')]
+    public function testRemoveEmptyDirectoriesReturnsFalseForNonExistentDirectory(): void
+    {
+        $command = new PurgeCommand();
+        $result = $this->invokeMethod($command, 'removeEmptyDirectories', [
+            new NullOutput(),
+            vfsStream::url('satis/nonexistent'),
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertFalse($result);
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('removeEmptyDirectories() does not remove the root directory passed in')]
+    public function testRemoveEmptyDirectoriesLeavesRootDirectoryInPlace(): void
+    {
+        $root = vfsStream::url('satis/empty-root');
+        mkdir($root);
+
+        $command = new PurgeCommand();
+        $result = $this->invokeMethod($command, 'removeEmptyDirectories', [
+            new NullOutput(),
+            $root,
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertTrue($result);
+        self::assertDirectoryExists($root);
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('removeEmptyDirectories() removes nested empty child directories')]
+    public function testRemoveEmptyDirectoriesRemovesNestedEmptyDirectories(): void
+    {
+        $base = vfsStream::url('satis/nested-empty');
+        mkdir($base);
+        mkdir($base . '/a');
+        mkdir($base . '/a/b');
+
+        $out = new BufferedOutput();
+        $command = new PurgeCommand();
+        $this->invokeMethod($command, 'removeEmptyDirectories', [$out, $base, 2]);
+
+        self::assertDirectoryDoesNotExist($base . '/a/b');
+        self::assertDirectoryDoesNotExist($base . '/a');
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Removed empty directory', $out->fetch());
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('removeEmptyDirectories() does not remove non-empty directories')]
+    public function testRemoveEmptyDirectoriesDoesNotRemoveNonEmptyDirectory(): void
+    {
+        $base = vfsStream::url('satis/non-empty');
+        mkdir($base);
+        $dir = $base . '/keep';
+        mkdir($dir);
+        file_put_contents($dir . '/file.txt', 'content');
+
+        $command = new PurgeCommand();
+        $result = $this->invokeMethod($command, 'removeEmptyDirectories', [
+            new NullOutput(),
+            $dir,
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertFalse($result);
+        self::assertDirectoryExists($dir);
+    }
+}