stream from a url to a file

stream-to-file.js

var fs = require('fs');
var knox = require('knox');
var request = require('request');
 
var uri = "https://lh4.ggpht.com/N5f6FA5zPjrTH-UggaFLstYSO1za-01CbsO17ZwkghtF0k9TSzWcnCn4bybCDeIOP4cu=w124";

 
// Open download stream from google
var downStream = request(uri);
 
 // Open temp file ("upload" stream)
var tempFile = fs.createWriteStream('stupidTempFile.png');

// Pipe downstream to upstream
downStream.pipe(tempFile);