diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 52e02aa..4fe2c62 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -46985,7 +46985,9 @@ class AST {
         if (this.#root === this)
             this.#fillNegs();
         if (!this.type) {
-            const noEmpty = this.isStart() && this.isEnd();
+            const noEmpty = this.isStart() &&
+                this.isEnd() &&
+                !this.#parts.some(s => typeof s !== 'string');
             const src = this.#parts
                 .map(p => {
                 const [re, _, hasMagic, uflag] = typeof p === 'string'
@@ -47141,10 +47143,7 @@ class AST {
                 }
             }
             if (c === '*') {
-                if (noEmpty && glob === '*')
-                    re += starNoEmpty;
-                else
-                    re += star;
+                re += noEmpty && glob === '*' ? starNoEmpty : star;
                 hasMagic = true;
                 continue;
             }
@@ -47332,16 +47331,24 @@ exports.escape = void 0;
 /**
  * Escape all magic characters in a glob pattern.
  *
- * If the {@link windowsPathsNoEscape | GlobOptions.windowsPathsNoEscape}
+ * If the {@link MinimatchOptions.windowsPathsNoEscape}
  * option is used, then characters are escaped by wrapping in `[]`, because
  * a magic character wrapped in a character class can only be satisfied by
  * that exact character.  In this mode, `\` is _not_ escaped, because it is
  * not interpreted as a magic character, but instead as a path separator.
+ *
+ * If the {@link MinimatchOptions.magicalBraces} option is used,
+ * then braces (`{` and `}`) will be escaped.
  */
-const escape = (s, { windowsPathsNoEscape = false, } = {}) => {
+const escape = (s, { windowsPathsNoEscape = false, magicalBraces = false, } = {}) => {
     // don't need to escape +@! because we escape the parens
     // that make those magic, and escaping ! as [!] isn't valid,
     // because [!]] is a valid glob class meaning not ']'.
+    if (magicalBraces) {
+        return windowsPathsNoEscape
+            ? s.replace(/[?*()[\]{}]/g, '[$&]')
+            : s.replace(/[?*()[\]\\{}]/g, '\\$&');
+    }
     return windowsPathsNoEscape
         ? s.replace(/[?*()[\]]/g, '[$&]')
         : s.replace(/[?*()[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
@@ -47997,7 +48004,7 @@ class Minimatch {
             }
         }
         // resolve and reduce . and .. portions in the file as well.
-        // dont' need to do the second phase, because it's only one string[]
+        // don't need to do the second phase, because it's only one string[]
         const { optimizationLevel = 1 } = this.options;
         if (optimizationLevel >= 2) {
             file = this.levelTwoFileOptimize(file);
@@ -48250,14 +48257,25 @@ class Minimatch {
                     }
                 }
                 else if (next === undefined) {
-                    pp[i - 1] = prev + '(?:\\/|' + twoStar + ')?';
+                    pp[i - 1] = prev + '(?:\\/|\\/' + twoStar + ')?';
                 }
                 else if (next !== exports.GLOBSTAR) {
                     pp[i - 1] = prev + '(?:\\/|\\/' + twoStar + '\\/)' + next;
                     pp[i + 1] = exports.GLOBSTAR;
                 }
             });
-            return pp.filter(p => p !== exports.GLOBSTAR).join('/');
+            const filtered = pp.filter(p => p !== exports.GLOBSTAR);
+            // For partial matches, we need to make the pattern match
+            // any prefix of the full path. We do this by generating
+            // alternative patterns that match progressively longer prefixes.
+            if (this.partial && filtered.length >= 1) {
+                const prefixes = [];
+                for (let i = 1; i <= filtered.length; i++) {
+                    prefixes.push(filtered.slice(0, i).join('/'));
+                }
+                return '(?:' + prefixes.join('|') + ')';
+            }
+            return filtered.join('/');
         })
             .join('|');
         // need to wrap in parens if we had more than one thing with |,
@@ -48266,6 +48284,10 @@ class Minimatch {
         // must match entire pattern
         // ending in a * or ** will make it less strict.
         re = '^' + open + re + close + '$';
+        // In partial mode, '/' should always match as it's a valid prefix for any pattern
+        if (this.partial) {
+            re = '^(?:\\/|' + open + re.slice(1, -1) + close + ')$';
+        }
         // can match anything, as long as it's not this.
         if (this.negate)
             re = '^(?!' + re + ').+$';
@@ -48382,21 +48404,35 @@ exports.unescape = void 0;
 /**
  * Un-escape a string that has been escaped with {@link escape}.
  *
- * If the {@link windowsPathsNoEscape} option is used, then square-brace
- * escapes are removed, but not backslash escapes.  For example, it will turn
- * the string `'[*]'` into `*`, but it will not turn `'\\*'` into `'*'`,
- * becuase `\` is a path separator in `windowsPathsNoEscape` mode.
+ * If the {@link MinimatchOptions.windowsPathsNoEscape} option is used, then
+ * square-bracket escapes are removed, but not backslash escapes.
  *
- * When `windowsPathsNoEscape` is not set, then both brace escapes and
+ * For example, it will turn the string `'[*]'` into `*`, but it will not
+ * turn `'\\*'` into `'*'`, because `\` is a path separator in
+ * `windowsPathsNoEscape` mode.
+ *
+ * When `windowsPathsNoEscape` is not set, then both square-bracket escapes and
  * backslash escapes are removed.
  *
  * Slashes (and backslashes in `windowsPathsNoEscape` mode) cannot be escaped
  * or unescaped.
+ *
+ * When `magicalBraces` is not set, escapes of braces (`{` and `}`) will not be
+ * unescaped.
  */
-const unescape = (s, { windowsPathsNoEscape = false, } = {}) => {
+const unescape = (s, { windowsPathsNoEscape = false, magicalBraces = true, } = {}) => {
+    if (magicalBraces) {
+        return windowsPathsNoEscape
+            ? s.replace(/\[([^\/\\])\]/g, '$1')
+            : s
+                .replace(/((?!\\).|^)\[([^\/\\])\]/g, '$1$2')
+                .replace(/\\([^\/])/g, '$1');
+    }
     return windowsPathsNoEscape
-        ? s.replace(/\[([^\/\\])\]/g, '$1')
-        : s.replace(/((?!\\).|^)\[([^\/\\])\]/g, '$1$2').replace(/\\([^\/])/g, '$1');
+        ? s.replace(/\[([^\/\\{}])\]/g, '$1')
+        : s
+            .replace(/((?!\\).|^)\[([^\/\\{}])\]/g, '$1$2')
+            .replace(/\\([^\/{}])/g, '$1');
 };
 exports.unescape = unescape;
 //# sourceMappingURL=unescape.js.map
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 30b56e6..f7ea104 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -424,14 +424,14 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/glob": {
-      "version": "11.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-11.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2Nim7dha1KVkaiF4q6Dj+ngPPMdfvLJEOpZk/jKiUAkqKebpGAWQXAq9z1xu9HKu5lWfqw/FASuccEjyznjPaA==",
-      "license": "ISC",
+      "version": "11.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-11.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vuNwKSaKiqm7g0THUBu2x7ckSs3XJLXE+2ssL7/MfTGPLLcrJQ/4Uq1CjPTtO5cCIiRxqvN6Twy1qOwhL0Xjcw==",
+      "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "foreground-child": "^3.3.1",
         "jackspeak": "^4.1.1",
-        "minimatch": "^10.0.3",
+        "minimatch": "^10.1.1",
         "minipass": "^7.1.2",
         "package-json-from-dist": "^1.0.0",
         "path-scurry": "^2.0.0"
@@ -579,10 +579,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "10.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IPZ167aShDZZUMdRk66cyQAW3qr0WzbHkPdMYa8bzZhlHhO3jALbKdxcaak7W9FfT2rZNpQuUu4Od7ILEpXSaw==",
-      "license": "ISC",
+      "version": "10.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-enIvLvRAFZYXJzkCYG5RKmPfrFArdLv+R+lbQ53BmIMLIry74bjKzX6iHAm8WYamJkhSSEabrWN5D97XnKObjQ==",
+      "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@isaacs/brace-expansion": "^5.0.0"
       },