git says “not under version control” for just-checked-out file

Question

I have the distinct impression my Git repo is somehow mangled.

Here\'s the sequence I\'m doing:

1. git clone [remote\'s clone string]

   This creates,

Answer 1

All the answers above are great, I found this when trying to move files, and Capitalize them during the same commit

By committing my new file path, I could access the new path and then git mv (:

problem solved