diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1f883cb..69bd323 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         "specialist": "^1.4.5",
         "tiny-editorconfig": "^1.0.0",
         "tiny-jsonc": "^1.0.1",
-        "tiny-readdir-glob": "^1.22.24",
+        "tiny-readdir-glob": "^1.23.0",
         "tiny-spinner": "^2.0.4",
         "worktank": "^2.7.3",
         "zeptomatch": "^2.0.0",
@@ -5779,9 +5779,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/tiny-readdir-glob": {
-      "version": "1.22.24",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tiny-readdir-glob/-/tiny-readdir-glob-1.22.24.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HPDNMin7GoyPMesJNkAeT0ERU51ZWFby2RXEE2MHeVeO4c0i07679cuEMKzhKNBlBrBKoVjOmaie5y+FnRwL8g==",
+      "version": "1.23.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tiny-readdir-glob/-/tiny-readdir-glob-1.23.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ElwCbSNP9ElOsrxGHieDswd27w/72JyyrlMyFsP/hAA/xEZbt8euWTEunxQ6bapfiCtGW799Ip0I4HnQ+ZPd6g==",
       "dependencies": {
         "tiny-readdir": "^2.7.0",
         "zeptomatch": "^1.2.2",
@@ -10580,9 +10580,9 @@
       }
     },
     "tiny-readdir-glob": {
-      "version": "1.22.24",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tiny-readdir-glob/-/tiny-readdir-glob-1.22.24.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HPDNMin7GoyPMesJNkAeT0ERU51ZWFby2RXEE2MHeVeO4c0i07679cuEMKzhKNBlBrBKoVjOmaie5y+FnRwL8g==",
+      "version": "1.23.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tiny-readdir-glob/-/tiny-readdir-glob-1.23.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ElwCbSNP9ElOsrxGHieDswd27w/72JyyrlMyFsP/hAA/xEZbt8euWTEunxQ6bapfiCtGW799Ip0I4HnQ+ZPd6g==",
       "requires": {
         "tiny-readdir": "^2.7.0",
         "zeptomatch": "^1.2.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e8a507..e8992ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "specialist": "^1.4.5",
     "tiny-editorconfig": "^1.0.0",
     "tiny-jsonc": "^1.0.1",
-    "tiny-readdir-glob": "^1.22.24",
+    "tiny-readdir-glob": "^1.23.0",
     "tiny-spinner": "^2.0.4",
     "worktank": "^2.7.3",
     "zeptomatch": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 11cc15c..b3f8541 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ async function runGlobs(options: Options, pluginsDefaultOptions: PluginsOptions,
 
   if (!totalMatched && !totalIgnored) {
     if (options.errorOnUnmatchedPattern) {
-      stderr.prefixed.error(`No files matching the given patterns were found`);
+      stderr.prefixed.error(`No files matching the given patterns were found.`);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 135da49..d7cb8f5 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ async function normalizeOptions(options: unknown, targets: unknown[]): Promise<O
 
   const stdin = await getStdin();
 
-  if (!isString(stdin) && !globs.length) exit("Expected at least one target file/dir/glob");
+  if (!isString(stdin) && !globs.length) exit("Expected at least one target file/dir/glob.");
 
   const check = "check" in options && !!options.check;
   const list = "listDifferent" in options && !!options.listDifferent;
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/patterns-special-characters/dots/[...with-square-brackets-and-dots].js b/test/__fixtures__/patterns-special-characters/dots/[...with-square-brackets-and-dots].js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad47336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/patterns-special-characters/dots/[...with-square-brackets-and-dots].js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+foo(
+
+
+)
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/patterns-special-characters/square-brackets/[with-square-brackets].js b/test/__fixtures__/patterns-special-characters/square-brackets/[with-square-brackets].js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad47336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/patterns-special-characters/square-brackets/[with-square-brackets].js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+foo(
+
+
+)
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/patterns/directory/file.js b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/directory/file.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9a93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/directory/file.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+'use strict';
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/patterns/directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9a93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+'use strict';
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/patterns/file.will-never-support b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/file.will-never-support
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/patterns/node_modules/node-module.js b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/node_modules/node-module.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9a93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/node_modules/node-module.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+'use strict';
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/patterns/other-directory/file.js b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/other-directory/file.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9a93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/other-directory/file.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+'use strict';
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/patterns/other-directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/other-directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9a93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/other-directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+'use strict';
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/patterns/other-regular-modules.js b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/other-regular-modules.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9a93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/other-regular-modules.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+'use strict';
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/patterns/regular-module.js b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/regular-module.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9a93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/patterns/regular-module.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+'use strict';
diff --git a/test/__tests__/__snapshots__/patterns.js.snap b/test/__tests__/__snapshots__/patterns.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9754529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__tests__/__snapshots__/patterns.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`exits with an informative message when there are no patterns provided (stderr) 1`] = `
+"
+  Expected at least one target file/dir/glob.
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`exits with an informative message when there are no patterns provided (stdout) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`exits with an informative message when there are no patterns provided (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns (stdout) 1`] = `
+"directory/file.js
+directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js
+other-directory/file.js
+other-directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js"
+`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern (stdout) 1`] = `
+"directory/file.js
+other-directory/file.js
+other-regular-modules.js
+regular-module.js"
+`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern and leading \`./\`, ignores node_modules by default (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern and leading \`./\`, ignores node_modules by default (stdout) 1`] = `
+"other-directory/file.js
+other-directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js
+other-regular-modules.js
+regular-module.js"
+`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern and leading \`./\`, ignores node_modules by default (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern, doesn't ignore node_modules with the --with-node-modules flag (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern, doesn't ignore node_modules with the --with-node-modules flag (stdout) 1`] = `
+"node_modules/node-module.js
+other-directory/file.js
+other-directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js
+other-regular-modules.js
+regular-module.js"
+`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern, doesn't ignore node_modules with the --with-node-modules flag (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern, ignores node_modules by default (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern, ignores node_modules by default (stdout) 1`] = `
+"other-directory/file.js
+other-directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js
+other-regular-modules.js
+regular-module.js"
+`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with a negated pattern, ignores node_modules by default (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with an extra non-existent pattern (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with an extra non-existent pattern (stdout) 1`] = `
+"directory/file.js
+directory/nested-directory/nested-directory-file.js"
+`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns with an extra non-existent pattern (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns, throws an error and exits with a non-zero code when there are no matches (stderr) 1`] = `"[error] No files matching the given patterns were found."`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns, throws an error and exits with a non-zero code when there are no matches (stdout) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`multiple patterns, throws an error and exits with a non-zero code when there are no matches (write) 1`] = `[]`;
diff --git a/test/__tests__/patterns.js b/test/__tests__/patterns.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7a2868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__tests__/patterns.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { runCli } from "../utils";
+
+describe("multiple patterns", () => {
+  runCli("patterns", ["directory/**/*.js", "other-directory/**/*.js", "-l"]).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("multiple patterns with an extra non-existent pattern", () => {
+  runCli("patterns", ["directory/**/*.js", "non-existent.js", "-l"]).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("multiple patterns with a negated pattern", () => {
+  runCli("patterns", ["**/*.js", "!**/nested-directory/**", "-l"]).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("multiple patterns with a negated pattern, ignores node_modules by default", () => {
+  runCli("patterns", ["**/*.js", "!directory/**", "-l"]).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+// TODO: Handle leading `./` and `../` in patterns.
+describe.skip("multiple patterns with a negated pattern and leading `./`, ignores node_modules by default", () => {
+  runCli("patterns", ["./**/*.js", "!./directory/**", "-l"]).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("multiple patterns with a negated pattern, doesn't ignore node_modules with the --with-node-modules flag", () => {
+  runCli("patterns", ["**/*.js", "!directory/**", "-l", "--with-node-modules"]).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("exits with an informative message when there are no patterns provided", () => {
+  runCli("patterns").test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("multiple patterns, throws an error and exits with a non-zero code when there are no matches", () => {
+  runCli("patterns", ["non-existent.js", "other-non-existent.js", "-l"]).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("file names with special characters", () => {
+  runCli("patterns-special-characters/square-brackets/", ["[with-square-brackets].js", "-l"]).test({
+    status: 1,
+    write: [],
+    stderr: "",
+    stdout: "[with-square-brackets].js",
+  });
+  runCli("patterns-special-characters/dots/", ["[...with-square-brackets-and-dots].js", "-l"]).test({
+    status: 1,
+    write: [],
+    stderr: "",
+    stdout: "[...with-square-brackets-and-dots].js",
+  });
+});