Using Git in IntelliJ

Notes

Open IntelliJ and select "Create New Project"
Select Java and accept the default of SDK 1.8 (no additional libraries needed)
Check the box "Create project from template" which will then select "Command Line App" and click "Next"
Give the project a name and click "Finish"
Once inside your project, select "VCS" from the menu and select "Enable Version Control Integration"
Choose "Git" from the dropdown and press "Ok"
Look at the Version Control pane to see what files are in the project (if it is not showing automatically, select View->Tool Windows->Version Control)

Create a .gitignore file by going to File->New->.ignore file->.gitignore file (Git)

Select a Java .gitignore template and click "Generate", then click "Yes" to Add file to Git
Add files ending with the following to the .gitignore file: .iml and .idea

Make a commit by selecting desired files in the Local Changes pane, right clicking, and selecting Commit Changes
Enter a brief but descriptive commit message, uncheck the box next to "Perform code analysis", then click "Commit"

Go to GitHub and create a new repository with the same name as your repository in IntelliJ
Copy the url for the GitHub repo
In IntelliJ, go to VCS->Git->Remotes
Click the + button and under "Origin" paste the address of the remote

Open up your java-exercises repository in IntelliJ
Go to LaunchCode's java-exercises
Copy the Clone url
In IntelliJ, go to VCS->Git->Remotes
Click the + button and next to "Name" type "upstream" and underneath it paste the url you copied
Select VCS->Git->Fetch
In the lower right hand corner, open the Git context menu and select upstream/master and Merge