How to create a new Meteor project in an existing directory?

Question

There is already a git repository in the directory. I see only

meteor create

command which creates a new directory.

Answer 1

$ meteor create .

I started with a git repo that had a README.md file in there. The above command worked like a charm.

I'm running Meteor 1.2.0.2.

Answer 2

If you're just trying to create a new Meteor project, rename the original directory, run meteor create, merge the two directories, then run git add .; git commit -a;

If you want to pull Meteor from GitHub, just add it as a git submodule.