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  • I tried your modifications and I'm still not getting the result I am expecting. I'll try updating the question to make it clearer. Commented Jul 5, 2012 at 19:14
  • If the author of the question just wants to find filenames, shouldn't the grep be 'grep -l -v'? Commented Jul 5, 2012 at 19:14
  • he's looking for specific contents in the *.java files Commented Jul 5, 2012 at 19:17
  • xargs -0 grep -v "something something" should be xargs -0 grep -v "something something" /dev/null otherwise you will get odd results when find produces no matching files. Commented Jul 6, 2012 at 14:58
  • {Grin} yeah, somewhere in there the logic got all hairy. Nothing like an inversed false logic multiple test to make your head hurt. Commented Jul 6, 2012 at 15:00