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How can I make Google Chrome display a plain text HTTP response, rather than downloading it in a file?

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Mar 15, 202631686 views
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There's a web site I visit that includes a document which is returned with content type text/plain and my version of Google Chrome used to display it in the browser window, as plain text. I like it that way. However, it has started to download the document now when I visit it, instead, meaning I ha…

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Fix for: How can I make Google Chrome display a plain text HTTP response, rather than downloading it in a file?

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The reason is most likely that the server is telling the client (browser) to download the file. This is controlled (usually) via the HTTP header (optionally with a filename). Check if the server serves your document with this header. To view the hea…

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