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Thanks.. Is there a way to get this information from the fs.readFileSync? I'm using a static file in this example but I'll use this download api for any files, passing the name of it.

Thiago Miranda de Oliveira
– Thiago Miranda de Oliveira

2011-09-02 20:33:22 +00:00
Commented Sep 2, 2011 at 20:33
Setting output filename works with res.setHeader('Content-disposition', 'attachment; filename=' + filename); tnx!

Capy
– Capy

2013-01-21 05:31:38 +00:00
Commented Jan 21, 2013 at 5:31
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Express 4.x uses .set() instead of .setHeader() btw

Dana Woodman
– Dana Woodman

2016-03-17 19:37:36 +00:00
Commented Mar 17, 2016 at 19:37
if you pass in the path, is this method safe for directory traversal attacks?

MikeSchem
– MikeSchem

2018-07-24 00:00:25 +00:00
Commented Jul 24, 2018 at 0:00
@MikeSchem It is not.

loganfsmyth
– loganfsmyth

2018-07-24 00:46:23 +00:00
Commented Jul 24, 2018 at 0:46

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