Is there really a reason why the common functionality should be this difficult to achieve? I don't know about you guys, but apart from the very basics, I always

Is there really a reason why the common functionality should be this difficult to achieve? I don't know about you guys, but apart from the very basics, I always have to refer to a manual to complete yet another awkward command line flag. In my opinion this is like unnecessary paperwork. Don't get me wrong, I like git. It's just that it would be nice to see the core team come closer to the user, by default.