Help with git + github

Question

I signed up with github today and I'm struggling to understand exactly what way I should be using this.

I have downloaded the git program and I followed the instructions to create a folder which now resides in "c/user/app data/local/program/git" however there is no explanation of what to do next. Should I be developing and saving the files in this directory, or should I be doing something else? This folder seems like completely the wrong place for my project files (why don't I have them in my own directory?) so I'm sure I'm doing something wrong.

Anyway help appreciated, I can't find any good simple explanations on how to go from start to finish, it assumes I know the workflow for this but I do not.

Answer 1

http://help.github.com/creating-a-repo/

Answer 2

see this: Git for beginners: The definitive practical guide

Answer 3

You shouldn't have a path like that.

Assuming you installed git correctly, you should be able to say

$ cd /path/to/project
$ git init
$ git remote add origin [github repo] 
$ git add .
$ git commit -m "First commit!" 
$ git push origin master