title: git mv command returns with fatal error
body: <p>The layout of the repo looks like this</p>
  
  <pre><code>directory -&gt; CEG4110-Repo
                   .git
  directory -&gt;     subdir_hello_world
                     myfile-a.java
                     myfile-b.java
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am using the following command:</p>
  
  <pre><code>git mv myfile-a.java C:/Users/Kelley/git/CEG4110-Repo
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>trying to make the directory layout look like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>directory -&gt;  CEG4110-Repo
                    myfile-a.java
                    .git
  directory-&gt;       subdir_hello_world
                    myfile-b.java`
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but the error I'm getting is this: </p>
  
  <pre><code>fatal: C:/Users/Kelley/git/CEG4110-Repo:
  'C:/Users/Kelley/git/CEG4110-Repo' is outside repository
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've tried googling the error message and I understand that it thinks that the CEG4110-Repo directory is outside of the repository but that doesn't make much sense. Is there any way for me to make this directory part of the repo without messing up hours of work? Any help would be appreciated. </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>I didn't think after all the cloning and stuff I've done moving a file up one directory was going to be the brick wall in my progress...</p>
  </blockquote>