From within the project folder, issue the git init command in the terminal window as shown below. This creates a new Git repository, evidenced by the creation of a hidden subfolder named .git. $ git ...

The first thing a developer wants to do after the creation of a GitHub repository is to clone it. For a typical repo, you would grab the repository's URL and issue a git clone command. Unfortunately, ...

Now that you have your repository cloned to your local machine, add (or create) all the code you need for the repository into the new directory and issue the command: git add .

Create your project. For my first, simple project, I went ahead and created a new directory on my computer called helloworld and added a README plus, as you're already expecting, a 5 line Hello ...