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docs: clarify git rm --cached function in gitignore note

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Explain to users that the step to untrack a file will not also prevent them
from getting added in the future.

Signed-off-by: Sohom Datta <sohom.datta@learner.manipal.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ The purpose of gitignore files is to ensure that certain files
not tracked by Git remain untracked.
To stop tracking a file that is currently tracked, use
'git rm --cached'.
'git rm --cached' to remove the file from the index. The filename
can then be added to the `.gitignore` file to stop the file from
being reintroduced in later commits.
Git does not follow symbolic links when accessing a `.gitignore` file in
the working tree. This keeps behavior consistent when the file is