"Delete" or "Remove". What the word is better for commit messages?

Question

My English isn't mother tongue, so I want to understand what the word "delete" or "remove" is better when we commit file deletion? For example:

rm commitedLater.file
git add -u
git commit -m "Remove/Delete the unnecessary file"

The question may seem strange, but sometimes I'm really confused)

They're both fine, and neither is ambiguous or confusing which is the most important thing. — Useless, Oct 18 '15 at 15:51
I actually voted to close as primarily opinion-based, but I'll post an answer if no-one else agrees with that. — Useless, Oct 18 '15 at 15:57
I still can't figure out why people vote to close... Could you explain please what does it mean "opinion-based"?) — Timur Fayzrakhmanov, Oct 19 '15 at 12:38
If the question is a subjective matter of opinion or personal preference, rather than an objective matter of fact, it can lead to open-ended discussion an argument because there's no clear correct answer. Here, the English-language part is objective but _"which is better"_ is subjective - hence the only answer addresses the English-language part and ignores the question in the title. — Useless, Oct 19 '15 at 12:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 18 '15 at 16:00

In this context, I would say the words are synonymous.

In the abstract, "delete" has the connotation of destroying the deleted item, whereas "remove" implies only taking it out of a collection.

As in

"I deleted the typo by erasing it",

and

"I removed the page from the tablet, so that I could write on it more easily"

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