How do I create a remote git repository in EGit and link it to an existing Eclipse project?

I am using Eclipse Helios and EGit. I am new to Git. I have an existing Eclipse project for an Android app I would like to place in Git. Can someone please share some instructions on how to setup a Git repo on a shared folder, and place the existing project into this git repo using EGit? I have tried a variety of options with no success.

Thanks!

Solution

I had the same question (how to do it in Eclipse / eGit), and I just found the answer to the question stated in the title :

either go to Window > Show View > Other... then select Git > Git repositories or click the Git repositories icon in the set of icons in the right
expand the repository to see "Remotes", right click and Create Remote
choose the option : fetch will tell eclipse you're only allowed to read (which is the correct option if you don't want/have the right to push on that repo). then name that remote repository like you want (the first is usually named "origin", but you can have "prod", "test-server", ...)
click on change to specify the uri of the repository. You can paste on the first field the complete uri you would type after "git clone"; if in GitHub you first copy the uri then it might be automatically filled in
"Finish" then "Save and Push" or "Save and Fetch" according to what you chose in 3°

Also, for creating a new project in Eclipse from an existing git repository with eGit, all you have to do is to go in File > Import...and choosing Git/Projects from Git. Then follow the steps