usage question: checkout single file in repository?

Hi,

IIRC, under cvs I could checkout a single file from a repository, a la

        cvs co module/path/to/file

If I try that under svn, like

        svn co svn+ssh://localhost/path/to/repo/path/to/file

I get a directory named file with no usable data in it.

I looked at the man page, the faq and the book, but couldn't find
anything. Is this at all possible?

Ciao,
Viktor

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