I want to clarify, the commands I use daily in svn number at two: update, and commit. I actually use IDE integration for most of the adding/deleting/copying, though I use the command line for that in svn and git when it suits me.

The "problem" with git is that there are commands like git-branch which I use infrequently... so I can never quite remember how it works. (Just like revert.)

This isn't really an attack on git, its perfect when I use it daily, but the moment I stop, I have a week of floundering about idiotically while CVS/SVN/etc feel substantially more simple. (Perforce as well, but to a lesser extent)

git is certainly full of interesting commands, and I'm still learning about some of them after 6 months. When unclear about a command try using

  git --help commandname

I highly recommend getting used to some of the "advanced" commands in git, once you learn to master them they become powerful tools.

Right. And thats my problem. "I'm still learning about some of them after 6 months".

Its tiring to have to type git --help, or man git-blah or whatever. Is it cool because I realize I have INFINITE POWER WAHAHA? Yah. But I have to look it up too :(

i use svn, but i have never created a branch or performed a merge. i do occasionally revert back to older versions of files, and i look at the commit log a lot. svn diffs are always informative. but even if i didn't do all that stuff, svn would beat periodic tarballs. it's a great way to collaborate with others, for example.