ipfs / ipfs/kubo

Weird error when doing files mv from /ipfs

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Description

#### Version information: current master

#### Type: Bug
#### Severity: Low

#### Description:
When doing `ipfs files mv` from `/ipfs` the error doesn't make it clear why things didn't work:
```
$ ipfs files mv /ipfs/QmYNmQKp6SuaVrpgWRsPTgCQCnpxUYGq76YEKBXuj2N4H6 /abc
Error: file does not exist
```

Reported in https://discuss.ipfs.io/t/moving-files-that-i-created-using-ipfs-add/1903

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