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

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>
diff --git a/Documentation/gitignore.txt b/Documentation/gitignore.txt
index f2738b1..4c17f23 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitignore.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitignore.txt
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@
 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