Merge branch 'sd/doc-gitignore-and-rm-cached'
Doc update.
* sd/doc-gitignore-and-rm-cached:
docs: clarify git rm --cached function in gitignore note
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
