What is the difference between rm -rf and git rm?

Question

linux

What is the difference between rm -rf and git rm?

Answer 1

rm -rf deletes a file on the media.
git rm removes the file on media and as tracked from git.
There is also git rm --cached which does not delete the file on the media.

Answer 2

rm -rf / just works, and under root - no questions asked, quickly and efficiently.
git rm doesn't work as it should because it doesn't remove what we expect, but files from the project.