Rolling back to previous CVS date

cvs -d :pserver:mythtv@cvs.mythtv.org:/var/lib/mythcvs login

cvs -z3 -d :pserver:mythtv@cvs.mythtv.org:/var/lib/mythcvs update -D "2005-04-22" mythtv

If subdirs are empty:
cvs -z3 -d :pserver:mythtv@cvs.mythtv.org:/var/lib/mythcvs checkout -D "2005-04-22" mythtv


View revision (total history):
>> cvs log hello.c

Proving I'm rolled back to a previous date:

Get current:
# cvs -z3 -d :pserver:mythtv@cvs.mythtv.org:/var/lib/mythcvs update -D now mythtv

# Get status of a file:

[root@myth libmythtv]# cvs -Q status blend.c
===================
File: blend.c Status: Up-to-date

Working revision: 1.2
Repository revision: 1.2 /var/lib/mythcvs/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/blend
.c,v
Sticky Date: 2005.05.11.06.51.55


Rollback:
# cvs -z3 -d :pserver:mythtv@cvs.mythtv.org:/var/lib/mythcvs update -D 04/22/05 mythtv

View status again:

[root@myth libmythtv]# cvs -Q status blend.c
====================
File: blend.c Status: Up-to-date

Working revision: 1.1
Repository revision: 1.1 /var/lib/mythcvs/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/blend
.c,v
Sticky Date: 2005.04.22.07.00.00

[This is the rev that was active on 4/22/05 ]