Oh right, I can use compilation-buffer-name-function. My only issue is that it doesn't have enough context to generate a meaningful buffer name; it only takes a name-of-mode. A meaningful buffer name could consist of the regexp or the entire grep shell command. On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 2:24 AM Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > From: Nafiz Islam > > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:16:12 -0500 > > > > The way `grep' and `vc-git-grep' works right now is that it will always > output its result to a buffer called > > `*grep*'. So, if I perform another `grep' command, it will overwrite the > previous grep result (unless I > > rename the buffer beforehand). > > > > I would like, at least, an option to create a new buffer each time a > `grep' command is executed. > > Maybe each new buffer could be given the name based on the regexp or the > grep shell command > > used. > > Did you try to define a compilation-buffer-name-function that would do > what you want? Such a function can produce any buffer name you want. >