diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ def setupwrapcolorwrite(ui):
     setattr(ui, 'write', wrap)
     return oldwrite
 
-def filterchunks(ui, originalhunks, usecurses, testfile, operation=None):
+def filterchunks(ui, originalhunks, usecurses, testfile, match,
+                 operation=None):
     try:
         if usecurses:
             if testfile:
@@ -216,9 +217,9 @@ def filterchunks(ui, originalhunks, usec
         ui.warn('%s\n' % e.message)
         ui.warn(_('falling back to text mode\n'))
 
-    return patch.filterpatch(ui, originalhunks, operation)
-
-def recordfilter(ui, originalhunks, operation=None):
+    return patch.filterpatch(ui, originalhunks, match, operation)
+
+def recordfilter(ui, originalhunks, match, operation=None):
     """ Prompts the user to filter the originalhunks and return a list of
     selected hunks.
     *operation* is used for to build ui messages to indicate the user what
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ def recordfilter(ui, originalhunks, oper
     oldwrite = setupwrapcolorwrite(ui)
     try:
         newchunks, newopts = filterchunks(ui, originalhunks, usecurses,
-                                          testfile, operation)
+                                          testfile, match, operation)
     finally:
         ui.write = oldwrite
     return newchunks, newopts
@@ -312,10 +313,11 @@ def dorecord(ui, repo, commitfunc, cmdsu
         diffopts.showfunc = True
         originaldiff = patch.diff(repo, changes=status, opts=diffopts)
         originalchunks = patch.parsepatch(originaldiff)
+        match = scmutil.match(repo[None], pats)
 
         # 1. filter patch, since we are intending to apply subset of it
         try:
-            chunks, newopts = filterfn(ui, originalchunks)
+            chunks, newopts = filterfn(ui, originalchunks, match)
         except error.PatchError as err:
             raise error.Abort(_('error parsing patch: %s') % err)
         opts.update(newopts)
@@ -3081,8 +3083,9 @@ def revert(ui, repo, ctx, parents, *pats
             prefetch(repo, [ctx.rev()],
                      matchfiles(repo,
                                 [f for sublist in oplist for f in sublist]))
+            match = scmutil.match(repo[None], pats)
             _performrevert(repo, parents, ctx, names, uipathfn, actions,
-                           interactive, tobackup)
+                           match, interactive, tobackup)
 
         if targetsubs:
             # Revert the subrepos on the revert list
@@ -3095,7 +3098,7 @@ def revert(ui, repo, ctx, parents, *pats
                                       % (sub, short(ctx.node())))
 
 def _performrevert(repo, parents, ctx, names, uipathfn, actions,
-                   interactive=False, tobackup=None):
+                   match, interactive=False, tobackup=None):
     """function that actually perform all the actions computed for revert
 
     This is an independent function to let extension to plug in and react to
@@ -3191,7 +3194,7 @@ def _performrevert(repo, parents, ctx, n
 
         try:
 
-            chunks, opts = recordfilter(repo.ui, originalchunks,
+            chunks, opts = recordfilter(repo.ui, originalchunks, match,
                                         operation=operation)
             if operation == 'discard':
                 chunks = patch.reversehunks(chunks)
diff --git a/mercurial/patch.py b/mercurial/patch.py
--- a/mercurial/patch.py
+++ b/mercurial/patch.py
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ def getmessages():
         }
     }
 
-def filterpatch(ui, headers, operation=None):
+def filterpatch(ui, headers, match, operation=None):
     """Interactively filter patch chunks into applied-only chunks"""
     messages = getmessages()
 
@@ -1182,9 +1182,13 @@ the hunk is left unchanged.
         seen.add(hdr)
         if skipall is None:
             h.pretty(ui)
+        files = h.files()
         msg = (_('examine changes to %s?') %
-               _(' and ').join("'%s'" % f for f in h.files()))
-        r, skipfile, skipall, np = prompt(skipfile, skipall, msg, None)
+               _(' and ').join("'%s'" % f for f in files))
+        if all(match.exact(f) for f in files):
+            r, skipall, np = True, None, None
+        else:
+            r, skipfile, skipall, np = prompt(skipfile, skipall, msg, None)
         if not r:
             continue
         applied[h.filename()] = [h]
diff --git a/tests/test-commit-interactive.t b/tests/test-commit-interactive.t
--- a/tests/test-commit-interactive.t
+++ b/tests/test-commit-interactive.t
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ Select no files
   > EOF
   diff --git a/empty-rw b/empty-rw
   new file mode 100644
-  examine changes to 'empty-rw'? [Ynesfdaq?] n
-  
-  no changes to record
-  [1]
+  abort: empty commit message
+  [255]
 
   $ hg tip -p
   changeset:   -1:000000000000
@@ -47,8 +45,6 @@ Select files but no hunks
   > EOF
   diff --git a/empty-rw b/empty-rw
   new file mode 100644
-  examine changes to 'empty-rw'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   abort: empty commit message
   [255]
 
@@ -72,12 +68,9 @@ Record empty file
 
   $ hg commit -i -d '0 0' -m empty empty-rw<<EOF
   > y
-  > y
   > EOF
   diff --git a/empty-rw b/empty-rw
   new file mode 100644
-  examine changes to 'empty-rw'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
 
   $ hg tip -p
   changeset:   0:c0708cf4e46e
@@ -249,8 +242,6 @@ Add plain file
   > EOF
   diff --git a/plain b/plain
   new file mode 100644
-  examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
   +1
   +2
@@ -306,8 +297,6 @@ Modify end of plain file, also test that
   > EOF
   diff --git a/plain b/plain
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ 7
    8
    9
@@ -325,8 +314,6 @@ Modify end of plain file, no EOL
   > EOF
   diff --git a/plain b/plain
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ 8
    9
    10
@@ -467,8 +454,6 @@ Modify end of plain file, add EOL
   > EOF
   diff --git a/plain b/plain
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ 8
    9
    10
@@ -480,8 +465,6 @@ Modify end of plain file, add EOL
   
   diff --git a/plain2 b/plain2
   new file mode 100644
-  examine changes to 'plain2'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
   +1
   record change 2/2 to 'plain2'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
@@ -504,8 +487,6 @@ changes numbering
   > EOF
   diff --git a/plain b/plain
   2 hunks, 3 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
   -1
   +2
@@ -524,8 +505,6 @@ changes numbering
   
   diff --git a/plain2 b/plain2
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'plain2'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
    1
   +2
@@ -572,14 +551,11 @@ Trim beginning, modify end
 Record end
 
   $ hg commit -i -d '11 0' -m end-only plain <<EOF
-  > y
   > n
   > y
   > EOF
   diff --git a/plain b/plain
   2 hunks, 4 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
   -2
   -2
@@ -630,8 +606,6 @@ Record beginning
   > EOF
   diff --git a/plain b/plain
   1 hunks, 3 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
   -2
   -2
@@ -671,14 +645,11 @@ Add to beginning, trim from end
 Record end
 
   $ hg commit -i --traceback -d '13 0' -m end-again plain<<EOF
-  > y
   > n
   > y
   > EOF
   diff --git a/plain b/plain
   2 hunks, 4 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
   +1
   +2
@@ -714,13 +685,10 @@ Record beginning, middle, and test that 
   $ hg commit -i --config diff.noprefix=True -d '14 0' -m middle-only plain <<EOF
   > y
   > y
-  > y
   > n
   > EOF
   diff --git a/plain b/plain
   3 hunks, 7 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
   +1
   +2
@@ -781,8 +749,6 @@ Record end
   > EOF
   diff --git a/plain b/plain
   1 hunks, 2 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'plain'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ 6
    7
    8
@@ -823,8 +789,6 @@ Record end
   > EOF
   diff --git a/subdir/a b/subdir/a
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'subdir/a'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
    a
   +a
@@ -879,6 +843,35 @@ Help, quit
   abort: user quit
   [255]
 
+Patterns
+
+  $ hg commit -i 'glob:f*' << EOF
+  > y
+  > n
+  > y
+  > n
+  > EOF
+  diff --git a/subdir/f1 b/subdir/f1
+  1 hunks, 1 lines changed
+  examine changes to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
+  
+  @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
+   a
+  +a
+  record change 1/2 to 'subdir/f1'? [Ynesfdaq?] n
+  
+  diff --git a/subdir/f2 b/subdir/f2
+  1 hunks, 1 lines changed
+  examine changes to 'subdir/f2'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
+  
+  @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
+   b
+  +b
+  record change 2/2 to 'subdir/f2'? [Ynesfdaq?] n
+  
+  no changes to record
+  [1]
+
 #if gettext
 
 Test translated help message
diff --git a/tests/test-diff-color.t b/tests/test-diff-color.t
--- a/tests/test-diff-color.t
+++ b/tests/test-diff-color.t
@@ -157,14 +157,11 @@ record
   $ chmod +x a
   $ hg record -m moda a <<EOF
   > y
-  > y
   > EOF
   \x1b[0;1mdiff --git a/a b/a\x1b[0m (esc)
   \x1b[0;36;1mold mode 100644\x1b[0m (esc)
   \x1b[0;36;1mnew mode 100755\x1b[0m (esc)
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-  \x1b[0;33mexamine changes to 'a'? [Ynesfdaq?]\x1b[0m y (esc)
-  
   \x1b[0;35m@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ c\x1b[0m (esc)
    c
    a
diff --git a/tests/test-keyword.t b/tests/test-keyword.t
--- a/tests/test-keyword.t
+++ b/tests/test-keyword.t
@@ -383,13 +383,10 @@ record chunk
   >>> open('a', 'wb').writelines(lines)
   $ hg record -d '10 1' -m rectest a<<EOF
   > y
-  > y
   > n
   > EOF
   diff --git a/a b/a
   2 hunks, 2 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'a'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
    expand $Id$
   +foo
@@ -448,8 +445,6 @@ Record all chunks in file a
   > EOF
   diff --git a/a b/a
   2 hunks, 2 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'a'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
    expand $Id$
   +foo
@@ -519,8 +514,6 @@ record added file alone
   > EOF
   diff --git a/r b/r
   new file mode 100644
-  examine changes to 'r'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
   +$Id$
   record this change to 'r'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
diff --git a/tests/test-record.t b/tests/test-record.t
--- a/tests/test-record.t
+++ b/tests/test-record.t
@@ -76,10 +76,8 @@ Select no files
   > EOF
   diff --git a/empty-rw b/empty-rw
   new file mode 100644
-  examine changes to 'empty-rw'? [Ynesfdaq?] n
-  
-  no changes to record
-  [1]
+  abort: empty commit message
+  [255]
 
   $ hg tip -p
   changeset:   -1:000000000000
diff --git a/tests/test-revert-interactive.t b/tests/test-revert-interactive.t
--- a/tests/test-revert-interactive.t
+++ b/tests/test-revert-interactive.t
@@ -149,11 +149,9 @@ Test that --interactive lift the need fo
   g
 
 Test that a noop revert doesn't do an unnecessary backup
-  $ (echo y; echo n) | hg revert -i -r 2 folder1/g
+  $ (echo n) | hg revert -i -r 2 folder1/g
   diff --git a/folder1/g b/folder1/g
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'folder1/g'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
    3
    4
@@ -165,11 +163,9 @@ Test that a noop revert doesn't do an un
   g
 
 Test --no-backup
-  $ (echo y; echo y) | hg revert -i -C -r 2 folder1/g
+  $ (echo y) | hg revert -i -C -r 2 folder1/g
   diff --git a/folder1/g b/folder1/g
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'folder1/g'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
    3
    4
@@ -270,7 +266,6 @@ Test --no-backup
   M f
   M folder1/g
   $ hg revert --interactive f << EOF
-  > y
   > ?
   > y
   > n
@@ -278,8 +273,6 @@ Test --no-backup
   > EOF
   diff --git a/f b/f
   2 hunks, 2 lines changed
-  examine changes to 'f'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
-  
   @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
   -a
    1
@@ -327,6 +320,25 @@ Test --no-backup
   4
   5
   $ rm f.orig
+
+Patterns
+
+  $ hg revert -i 'glob:f*' << EOF
+  > y
+  > n
+  > EOF
+  diff --git a/f b/f
+  1 hunks, 1 lines changed
+  examine changes to 'f'? [Ynesfdaq?] y
+  
+  @@ -4,4 +4,3 @@
+   3
+   4
+   5
+  -b
+  discard this change to 'f'? [Ynesfdaq?] n
+  
+
   $ hg update -C .
   2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved