gistfile1.js

var fs = require("fs");
var http = require("http");

var client = http.createClient(80, "google.com");
var request = client.request("GET", "/", {"host": "google.com"});
var file = fs.createWriteStream("google.html",
                                { flags: "w",
                                  mode: 0644 });

request.addListener("response", function(response) {
    response.addListener("data", function(chunk) {
        file.write(chunk);
    });
    response.addListener("end", function() {
        file.close();
    });
});
request.close();