To get a copy of the repo, from local machine...
git clone [repo URL]
Once one has a local clone, from the top level folder of the clone...
git status
git pull, git merge
To push changes...
git stage .
git commit -m "commit message"
git push
To test. From within the top level folder of the close...
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
Then hit the following URL:
http://localhost:8000/