title: Start using Eclipse GIT with an existing project ... project files get moved
body: <p>Yesterday I wanted to start using Eclipse eGIT on an existing project following the instructions on <a href="http://www.vogella.com/articles/EGit/article.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vogella.com/articles/EGit/article.html</a></p>
  
  <p>This tutorial suggests to have the git repository outside of the workspace, and I followed this suggestion.</p>
  
  <p>After the step "5.5. Using the Git Staging view for the initial commit" I committed my initial commit. Then I continued editing one of my source files that was still open. But when I tried to save my changes, Eclipse complained that the source file was no longer there.</p>
  
  <p>Then I checked both my workspace and git folder, and the project files were only in git. This is mentioned nowhere in the tutorial. Is this normal behavior?</p>
  
  <p>Even more surprising: In order to continue working normally with my already open files, I <code>copied</code> the project subfolder from .git back to the workspace folder. And now everything seems to be fine. My changes are reflected in workspace folder as well as in "Unstaged Changes" in the Git Staging view and in git folder.</p>
  
  <p>Is this expected behavior?</p>