Ubuntu: Using curl to download an image

Question

I want to download an image accessible from this link: https://www.python.org/static/apple-touch-icon-144x144-precomposed.png into my local system. Now, I\'m aware

Answer 1

For those who don't have nor want to install wget, curl -O (capital "o", not a zero) will do the same thing as wget. E.g. my old netbook doesn't have wget, and is a 2.68 MB install that I don't need.

curl -O https://www.python.org/static/apple-touch-icon-144x144-precomposed.png