On Ubuntu 9.04, it works using this method:
tar -xf file.tar --wildcards "*a"
However, according to man page of tar, --wildcards are enabled by
default:
--wildcards
use wildcards when excluding files (the default)
It also doesn't works with -X, you must type --exclude "*b"
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tar: extract with wildcards missleading
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/365021
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