diff --git a/bin/c8.js b/bin/c8.js
index bbd4220c..ad0ca7f2 100755
--- a/bin/c8.js
+++ b/bin/c8.js
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ if (argv._[0] === 'report') {
   argv = yargs.parse(process.argv) // support flag arguments after "report".
   outputReport()
 } else {
-  rimraf.sync(argv.tempDirectory)
-  mkdirp.sync(argv.tempDirectory)
+  if (argv.clean) {
+    rimraf.sync(argv.tempDirectory)
+    mkdirp.sync(argv.tempDirectory)
+  }
   process.env.NODE_V8_COVERAGE = argv.tempDirectory
 
   foreground(hideInstrumenterArgs(argv), () => {
diff --git a/lib/parse-args.js b/lib/parse-args.js
index 1c629264..6d43a2fb 100644
--- a/lib/parse-args.js
+++ b/lib/parse-args.js
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ yargs()
     default: [],
     describe: 'a list of specific files that should be covered (glob patterns are supported)'
   })
-  .option('coverage-directory', {
-    default: './coverage',
-    describe: 'directory to output coverage JSON and reports'
-  })
   .option('temp-directory', {
     default: './coverage/tmp',
     describe: 'directory V8 coverage data is written to and read from'
@@ -41,6 +37,11 @@ yargs()
     type: 'boolean',
     describe: 'omit any paths that are not absolute, e.g., internal/net.js'
   })
+  .option('clean', {
+    default: true,
+    type: 'boolean',
+    describe: 'should temp files be deleted before script execution'
+  })
   .command('report', 'read V8 coverage data from temp and output report')
   .pkgConf('c8')
   .config(config)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a6afef2..a60a3b30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "node ./bin/c8.js --reporter=html --reporter=text mocha ./test/*.js",
+    "test:snap": "CHAI_JEST_SNAPSHOT_UPDATE_ALL=true npm test",
     "posttest": "standard",
     "coverage": "./bin/c8.js report --reporter=text-lcov | coveralls",
     "release": "standard-version"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
+    "chai-jest-snapshot": "^2.0.0",
     "coveralls": "^3.0.2",
     "mocha": "^5.2.0",
     "standard": "^12.0.1",
diff --git a/test/integration.js b/test/integration.js
index 6c1f1d01..dd91bc15 100644
--- a/test/integration.js
+++ b/test/integration.js
@@ -1,44 +1,37 @@
-/* global describe, it */
+/* global describe, beforeEach, it */
 
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process')
 const c8Path = require.resolve('../bin/c8')
 const nodePath = process.execPath
+const chaiJestSnapshot = require('chai-jest-snapshot')
 
-require('chai').should()
+require('chai')
+  .use(chaiJestSnapshot)
+  .should()
+
+beforeEach(function () { chaiJestSnapshot.configureUsingMochaContext(this) })
 
 describe('c8', () => {
   it('reports coverage for script that exits normally', () => {
     const { output } = spawnSync(nodePath, [
       c8Path,
       '--exclude="test/*.js"',
+      '--clean=false',
       nodePath,
       require.resolve('./fixtures/normal')
     ])
-    output.toString('utf8').should.include(`
------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
-File       |  % Stmts | % Branch |  % Funcs |  % Lines | Uncovered Line #s |
------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
-All files  |    91.18 |    88.89 |        0 |    91.18 |                   |
- async.js  |      100 |      100 |      100 |      100 |                   |
- normal.js |    85.71 |       75 |        0 |    85.71 |          14,15,16 |
------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|`)
+    output.toString('utf8').should.matchSnapshot()
   })
 
   it('merges reports from subprocesses together', () => {
     const { output } = spawnSync(nodePath, [
       c8Path,
       '--exclude="test/*.js"',
+      '--clean=false',
       nodePath,
       require.resolve('./fixtures/multiple-spawn')
     ])
-    output.toString('utf8').should.include(`
--------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
-File               |  % Stmts | % Branch |  % Funcs |  % Lines | Uncovered Line #s |
--------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
-All files          |      100 |    77.78 |      100 |      100 |                   |
- multiple-spawn.js |      100 |      100 |      100 |      100 |                   |
- subprocess.js     |      100 |    71.43 |      100 |      100 |              9,13 |
--------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|`)
+    output.toString('utf8').should.matchSnapshot()
   })
 
   it('omit-relative can be set to false', () => {
@@ -46,6 +39,7 @@ All files          |      100 |    77.78 |      100 |      100 |
       c8Path,
       '--exclude="test/*.js"',
       '--omit-relative=false',
+      '--clean=false',
       nodePath,
       require.resolve('./fixtures/multiple-spawn')
     ])
diff --git a/test/integration.js.snap b/test/integration.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..788499ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`c8 merges reports from subprocesses together 1`] = `
+",first
+
+second
+
+--------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
+File                |  % Stmts | % Branch |  % Funcs |  % Lines | Uncovered Line #s |
+--------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
+All files           |    94.12 |    70.59 |        0 |    94.12 |                   |
+ bin                |    83.72 |    57.14 |      100 |    83.72 |                   |
+  c8.js             |    83.72 |    57.14 |      100 |    83.72 |... 22,40,41,42,43 |
+ lib                |    96.41 |    65.38 |      100 |    96.41 |                   |
+  parse-args.js     |    97.47 |    44.44 |      100 |    97.47 |             55,56 |
+  report.js         |    95.45 |    76.47 |      100 |    95.45 |       51,52,53,54 |
+ test/fixtures      |    95.16 |    83.33 |        0 |    95.16 |                   |
+  async.js          |      100 |      100 |      100 |      100 |                   |
+  multiple-spawn.js |      100 |      100 |      100 |      100 |                   |
+  normal.js         |    85.71 |       75 |        0 |    85.71 |          14,15,16 |
+  subprocess.js     |      100 |    71.43 |      100 |      100 |              9,13 |
+--------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
+,"
+`;
+
+exports[`c8 reports coverage for script that exits normally 1`] = `
+",hey
+i am a line of code
+what
+hey
+what
+hey
+what
+hey
+-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
+File       |  % Stmts | % Branch |  % Funcs |  % Lines | Uncovered Line #s |
+-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
+All files  |    91.18 |    88.89 |        0 |    91.18 |                   |
+ async.js  |      100 |      100 |      100 |      100 |                   |
+ normal.js |    85.71 |       75 |        0 |    85.71 |          14,15,16 |
+-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
+,"
+`;