Public bug reported:

[ 12:06PM 4528 ]  [ 
bdmurray@speedy:~/source-trees/ubuntu-release-upgrader/upstream ]
 $ apt-mark showmanual \*vcard
2vcard
[ 12:07PM 4529 ]  [ 
bdmurray@speedy:~/source-trees/ubuntu-release-upgrader/upstream ]
 $ apt-mark showmanual vcard\*
2vcard

I was surprised the latter option found a match.

 $ apt-cache policy apt     
apt:
  Installed: 1.3~rc4ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.3~rc4ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.3~rc4ubuntu1 500
        500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New


** Tags: xenial yakkety

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  apt-mark's regex matching seems odd

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  [ 12:06PM 4528 ]  [ 
bdmurray@speedy:~/source-trees/ubuntu-release-upgrader/upstream ]
   $ apt-mark showmanual \*vcard
  2vcard
  [ 12:07PM 4529 ]  [ 
bdmurray@speedy:~/source-trees/ubuntu-release-upgrader/upstream ]
   $ apt-mark showmanual vcard\*
  2vcard

  I was surprised the latter option found a match.

   $ apt-cache policy apt     
  apt:
    Installed: 1.3~rc4ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1.3~rc4ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1.3~rc4ubuntu1 500
          500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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