, New project: , create local repo , create remote repo (select ....or push an existing repository from the command line) , , in the new directory run the lines provided by git hub -- , git remote add origin git@github.com:peteolson/test.git , git push -u origin master , , in the new directory run -- git init , stage the files -- git add , commit the files -- git commit , push the files to github -- git push -u origin master , , git status , create a .gitignore in the project folder and add dirs and files to exclude , ,