diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index ad52667..e0baa72 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func TestScript(t *testing.T) {
 			"generate-literals": generateLiterals,
 			"setenvfile":        setenvfile,
 			"grepfiles":         grepfiles,
+			"find-remove":       findRemove,
 		},
 		UpdateScripts:       *update,
 		RequireExplicitExec: true,
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ func grepfiles(ts *testscript.TestScript, neg bool, args []string) {
 		ts.Fatalf("usage: grepfiles path pattern")
 	}
 	anyFound := false
-	path, pattern := args[0], args[1]
+	path, pattern := ts.MkAbs(args[0]), args[1]
 	rx := regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
 	if err := filepath.WalkDir(path, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -377,6 +378,36 @@ func grepfiles(ts *testscript.TestScript, neg bool, args []string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func findRemove(ts *testscript.TestScript, neg bool, args []string) {
+	if neg {
+		ts.Fatalf("unsupported: ! find-remove")
+	}
+	if len(args) != 2 {
+		ts.Fatalf("usage: find-remove path pattern")
+	}
+	removed := 0
+	path, pattern := ts.MkAbs(args[0]), args[1]
+	rx := regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
+	if err := filepath.WalkDir(path, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if rx.MatchString(path) {
+			if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			removed++
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		ts.Fatalf("%s", err)
+	}
+	if removed == 0 {
+		ts.Fatalf("no matching files to remove")
+	}
+	ts.Logf("removed %d matching files", removed)
+}
+
 func TestSplitFlagsFromArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
diff --git a/testdata/script/cache.txtar b/testdata/script/cache.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b64313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/script/cache.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# Ensure that garble knows how to handle all kinds of initial state scenarios
+# when it comes to caching. If any cache file is missing, garble should redo
+# the work and write the cache file again. See the docs below.
+
+[short] stop # This step is slow by design, since it starts with an empty cache.
+
+env GOCACHE=${WORK}/gocache
+
+# level1a has the regular Go build cached.
+exec go build ./level1a
+
+# level1b has the garble build cached, but our own cache files are gone.
+exec garble build ./level1b
+find-remove gocache '-garble-'
+
+# level1c has the garble build cached with all files available.
+exec garble build ./level1c
+
+# TODO: this test now fails due to our fragile caching.
+! exec garble build
+stderr 'cannot load garble export file'
+# exec garble build
+# exec ./main
+# cmp stderr main.stderr
+
+# verify with regular Go.
+go build
+exec ./main
+cmp stderr main.stderr
+-- go.mod --
+module test/main
+
+go 1.20
+-- main.go --
+package main
+
+import (
+	"test/main/level1a"
+	"test/main/level1b"
+	"test/main/level1c"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	level1a.Print()
+	level1b.Print()
+	level1c.Print()
+}
+-- level1a/pkg.go --
+package level1a
+
+import (
+	"test/main/level1a/level2x"
+	"test/main/level1a/level2y"
+)
+
+func Print() { println(level2x.Value, level2y.Value) }
+-- level1a/level2x/pkg.go --
+package level2x
+
+var Value = "1a/2x"
+-- level1a/level2y/pkg.go --
+package level2y
+
+var Value = "1a/2y"
+-- level1b/pkg.go --
+package level1b
+
+import (
+	"test/main/level1b/level2x"
+	"test/main/level1b/level2y"
+)
+
+func Print() { println(level2x.Value, level2y.Value) }
+-- level1b/level2x/pkg.go --
+package level2x
+
+var Value = "1b/2x"
+-- level1b/level2y/pkg.go --
+package level2y
+
+var Value = "1b/2y"
+-- level1c/pkg.go --
+package level1c
+
+import (
+	"test/main/level1c/level2x"
+	"test/main/level1c/level2y"
+)
+
+func Print() { println(level2x.Value, level2y.Value) }
+-- level1c/level2x/pkg.go --
+package level2x
+
+var Value = "1c/2x"
+-- level1c/level2y/pkg.go --
+package level2y
+
+var Value = "1c/2y"
+-- main.stderr --
+1a/2x 1a/2y
+1b/2x 1b/2y
+1c/2x 1c/2y