Global setup: Download and install Git git config --global user.name "Your Name" git config --global user.email murali.nandigama@gmail.com Next steps: mkdir topfails-from-tinderbox cd topfails-from-tinderbox git init touch README git add README git commit -m 'first commit' git remote add origin git@github.com:nandigama/topfails-from-tinderbox.git git push origin master Existing Git Repo? cd existing_git_repo git remote add origin git@github.com:nandigama/topfails-from-tinderbox.git git push origin master Importing a Subversion Repo? Click here When you're done: Continue