This command removes files from the git index, which means they will no longer be tracked by git. However, it does not delete the files from the file system.
The --cached flag ensures the files are not deleted from the file system, despite the rm command removing them from the repository
Some potential variations of this command include using the -r flag to recursively remove a directory and its contents, or using the --dry-run flag to check what would be removed without actually performing the operation.
Specific examples:
git rm --cached .DS_Store