Can I check out a new directory without getting the files in it?

[b_dompe]

I'm trying to find a way to check out a new directory without 
checking out the files within that directory.  I currently 
execute "cvs co - l <newdirectoryname>", which gets the directory, 
but also any files that exist in it.  There's -d, but that only gets 
empty directories.  Is there a way to check out only the directory 
even if it contains files?

Alternatively, checking out the directory with just one specific file 
in it could be adapted to what we need.  But we can't have it 
retrieve every file.

Thanks.