@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ advice.*::
 	rmHints::
 		In case of failure in the output of linkgit:git-rm[1],
 		show directions on how to proceed from the current state.
+	sequencerConflict::
+		Advice shown when a sequencer operation stops because
+		of conflicts.
 	sequencerInUse::
 		Advice shown when a sequencer command is already in progress.
 	skippedCherryPicks::

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static struct {
 	[ADVICE_RESET_NO_REFRESH_WARNING]		= { "resetNoRefresh" },
 	[ADVICE_RESOLVE_CONFLICT]			= { "resolveConflict" },
 	[ADVICE_RM_HINTS]				= { "rmHints" },
+	[ADVICE_SEQUENCER_CONFLICT]                     = { "sequencerConflict" },
 	[ADVICE_SEQUENCER_IN_USE]			= { "sequencerInUse" },
 	[ADVICE_SET_UPSTREAM_FAILURE]			= { "setUpstreamFailure" },
 	[ADVICE_SKIPPED_CHERRY_PICKS]			= { "skippedCherryPicks" },

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ enum advice_type {
 	ADVICE_RESOLVE_CONFLICT,
 	ADVICE_RM_HINTS,
 	ADVICE_SEQUENCER_IN_USE,
+	ADVICE_SEQUENCER_CONFLICT,
 	ADVICE_SET_UPSTREAM_FAILURE,
 	ADVICE_SKIPPED_CHERRY_PICKS,
 	ADVICE_STATUS_AHEAD_BEHIND_WARNING,

@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static void print_advice(struct repository *r, int show_hint,
 	char *msg = getenv("GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP");
 
 	if (msg) {
-		advise("%s\n", msg);
+		advise_if_enabled(ADVICE_SEQUENCER_CONFLICT, "%s\n", msg);
 		/*
 		 * A conflict has occurred but the porcelain
 		 * (typically rebase --interactive) wants to take care

@@ -480,22 +480,25 @@ static void print_advice(struct repository *r, int show_hint,
 
 	if (show_hint) {
 		if (opts->no_commit)
-			advise(_("after resolving the conflicts, mark the corrected paths\n"
-				 "with 'git add <paths>' or 'git rm <paths>'"));
+			advise_if_enabled(ADVICE_SEQUENCER_CONFLICT,
+					  _("after resolving the conflicts, mark the corrected paths\n"
+					    "with 'git add <paths>' or 'git rm <paths>'"));
 		else if (opts->action == REPLAY_PICK)
-			advise(_("After resolving the conflicts, mark them with\n"
-				 "\"git add/rm <pathspec>\", then run\n"
-				 "\"git cherry-pick --continue\".\n"
-				 "You can instead skip this commit with \"git cherry-pick --skip\".\n"
-				 "To abort and get back to the state before \"git cherry-pick\",\n"
-				 "run \"git cherry-pick --abort\"."));
+			advise_if_enabled(ADVICE_SEQUENCER_CONFLICT,
+					  _("After resolving the conflicts, mark them with\n"
+					    "\"git add/rm <pathspec>\", then run\n"
+					    "\"git cherry-pick --continue\".\n"
+					    "You can instead skip this commit with \"git cherry-pick --skip\".\n"
+					    "To abort and get back to the state before \"git cherry-pick\",\n"
+					    "run \"git cherry-pick --abort\"."));
 		else if (opts->action == REPLAY_REVERT)
-			advise(_("After resolving the conflicts, mark them with\n"
-				 "\"git add/rm <pathspec>\", then run\n"
-				 "\"git revert --continue\".\n"
-				 "You can instead skip this commit with \"git revert --skip\".\n"
-				 "To abort and get back to the state before \"git revert\",\n"
-				 "run \"git revert --abort\"."));
+			advise_if_enabled(ADVICE_SEQUENCER_CONFLICT,
+					  _("After resolving the conflicts, mark them with\n"
+					    "\"git add/rm <pathspec>\", then run\n"
+					    "\"git revert --continue\".\n"
+					    "You can instead skip this commit with \"git revert --skip\".\n"
+					    "To abort and get back to the state before \"git revert\",\n"
+					    "run \"git revert --abort\"."));
 		else
 			BUG("unexpected pick action in print_advice()");
 	}

@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ test_expect_success 'advice from failed revert' '
 	hint: You can instead skip this commit with "git revert --skip".
 	hint: To abort and get back to the state before "git revert",
 	hint: run "git revert --abort".
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config advice.sequencerConflict false"
 	EOF
 	test_commit --append --no-tag "double-add dream" dream dream &&
 	test_must_fail git revert HEAD^ 2>actual &&

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ test_expect_success 'advice from failed cherry-pick' '
 	hint: You can instead skip this commit with "git cherry-pick --skip".
 	hint: To abort and get back to the state before "git cherry-pick",
 	hint: run "git cherry-pick --abort".
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config advice.sequencerConflict false"
 	EOF
 	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked 2>actual &&
 

@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ test_expect_success 'advice from failed cherry-pick --no-commit' "
 	error: could not apply \$picked... picked
 	hint: after resolving the conflicts, mark the corrected paths
 	hint: with 'git add <paths>' or 'git rm <paths>'
+	hint: Disable this message with \"git config advice.sequencerConflict false\"
 	EOF
 	test_must_fail git cherry-pick --no-commit picked 2>actual &&