diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_test_pattern_test.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_test_pattern_test.go
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+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_test_pattern_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/global"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui/termstatus"
+)
+
+func newTestTerm() (*termstatus.Terminal, func()) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	term := termstatus.New(io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(nil)), io.Discard, io.Discard, true)
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		term.Run(ctx)
+	}()
+
+	return term, func() {
+		cancel()
+		wg.Wait()
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTestPatternMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name            string
+		pattern         string
+		path            string
+		caseInsensitive bool
+		wantMatch       bool
+		wantErr         bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "simple wildcard match",
+			pattern:   "*.go",
+			path:      "/home/user/main.go",
+			wantMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "simple wildcard no match",
+			pattern:   "*.txt",
+			path:      "/home/user/main.go",
+			wantMatch: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "exact filename match",
+			pattern:   "main.go",
+			path:      "main.go",
+			wantMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "case insensitive match",
+			pattern:         "*.GO",
+			path:            "/home/user/main.go",
+			caseInsensitive: true,
+			wantMatch:       true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "case insensitive no match",
+			pattern:         "*.txt",
+			path:            "/home/user/main.go",
+			caseInsensitive: true,
+			wantMatch:       false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "recursive wildcard match",
+			pattern:   "**/.git/**",
+			path:      "/home/user/project/.git/config",
+			wantMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "recursive wildcard child match",
+			pattern:   "**/.git/**",
+			path:      "/home/user/project/.git",
+			wantMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "absolute pattern match",
+			pattern:   "/home/user/*.txt",
+			path:      "/home/user/readme.txt",
+			wantMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "absolute pattern no match different dir",
+			pattern:   "/home/user/*.txt",
+			path:      "/home/other/readme.txt",
+			wantMatch: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "single character wildcard",
+			pattern:   "file.?o",
+			path:      "/path/file.go",
+			wantMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "question mark no match",
+			pattern:   "file.?o",
+			path:      "/path/file.py",
+			wantMatch: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "character class match",
+			pattern:   "file.[gx]o",
+			path:      "/path/file.go",
+			wantMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "character class no match",
+			pattern:   "file.[ab]o",
+			path:      "/path/file.go",
+			wantMatch: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "directory wildcard match",
+			pattern:   "/home/*/main.go",
+			path:      "/home/user/main.go",
+			wantMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "directory wildcard no match subdir",
+			pattern:   "/home/*/main.go",
+			path:      "/home/user/sub/main.go",
+			wantMatch: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "directory wildcard multi-level",
+			pattern:   "/home/*/*/main.go",
+			path:      "/home/user/sub/main.go",
+			wantMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "invalid pattern",
+			pattern:   "[",
+			path:      "/home/user/main.go",
+			wantErr:   true,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			term, cleanup := newTestTerm()
+			defer cleanup()
+
+			gopts := global.Options{
+				Term: term,
+			}
+
+			opts := TestPatternOptions{
+				CaseInsensitive: test.caseInsensitive,
+			}
+
+			args := []string{test.pattern, test.path}
+			err := runTestPattern(opts, gopts, args)
+
+			if test.wantErr {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatal("expected error but got none")
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			if test.wantMatch {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected match but got error: %v", err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatal("expected no match but got error")
+				}
+				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "pattern did not match") {
+					t.Fatalf("expected 'pattern did not match' error, got: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTestPatternWrongArgCount(t *testing.T) {
+	term, cleanup := newTestTerm()
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	gopts := global.Options{
+		Term: term,
+	}
+
+	opts := TestPatternOptions{}
+
+	err := runTestPattern(opts, gopts, []string{})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "wrong number of arguments") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 'wrong number of arguments' error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = runTestPattern(opts, gopts, []string{"*.go"})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "wrong number of arguments") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 'wrong number of arguments' error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = runTestPattern(opts, gopts, []string{"*.go", "/path", "extra"})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "wrong number of arguments") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 'wrong number of arguments' error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}