title: Angular 2 : How do you import routerLink exclusively
body: <h2>How do you import the routerLink directive exclusively in Angular 2</h2>
  
  <p><strong>Problem</strong></p>
  
  <p>I'm making a common module for my app and I use routerLink everywhere but nothing else in the RouterModule so I'm wanting a way to get access to the directive without importing everything.</p>
  
  <p><strong>What I Know</strong></p>
  
  <p>I know to get the routerLink directive you need to import the RouterModule, like so.</p>
  
  <pre><code>import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I also know that all modules just import, declare, and export components, service and so on. So in theory the routerLink should be able to be imported directly but I can't find out how.</p>