create new repo
git init
create readme
dir > readme.txt
add and commit readme
git add .
git commit -m "initial commit"
pull in repo
git remote add -f <repo> <repo url>
merge repos
git merge <repo>/master --allow-unrelated-histories
move files to their own folder (if needed) then commit
git add .
git remote add <repo> <repo url>
git commit
git push