How do I check what will be commited in CVS before I actually commit?

I want to see exactly what will be committed before I run a cvs commit command. I just recently added a file using cvs add myFile and then committed the file using cvs commit -m "my message" but when I ran the commit command, I ended up modifying other files as well as removing files that I did not intend to change or had no idea were going to be committed and so I had to revert these files back one by one. I believe it is called the staging area? Where files that are added but haven't been committed yet or ready to be commited? I just want to see what changes will be made before I actually run the cvs commit command.