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Óscar Fuentes <ofv@wanadoo.es> writes:

> Nathaniel Flath <flat0103@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> When I do M-x compile, emacs prompts me about all unsaved files I have
>> opened and whether I wish to save them.  Is there a way to disable
>> this so it goes straight to compilation?
>
> There is the variable `compilation-ask-about-save'. If it is `nil', it
> saves without prompting, but maybe this is not what you want.
>
> Your other option is to define a `compile' replacement that does not
> call `save-some-buffers':

Use M-x grep.
Just change the grep command as desired.

I really like the prompts as they are...