The command line is more powerful. You can pipe git's output to any other command line tool (like grep). It's easily scriptable. Also, almost all documentation

The command line is more powerful. You can pipe git's output to any other command line tool (like grep). It's easily scriptable. Also, almost all documentation/HOWTOs you read will assume you're using the command line. You're right to be using it. Even if you're not a power-user yet, you'll get there in time and will benefit greatly from it.