//returns the file content as an array of bytes
public FileContentResult FileContentActionResult()
{
   var file = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(@"C:\path\dir1\HomeController.cs");
   return File(file, "text/plain", "HomeController.cs");
}

public IActionResult TestFileContentActionResult()
{
   var file = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(@"C:\path\dir1\HomeController.cs");
   return new FileContentResult(file, "text/plain") { FileDownloadName = "HomeController.cs" };
}

//return the file as a stream
public FileStreamResult FileStreamActionResult()
{
   //var file = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(@"C:\path\dir1\HomeController.cs");
   //var stream = new MemoryStream(file, writable:true);

   var fileStream = new FileStream(@"C:\path\dir1\HomeController.cs", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
   return File(fileStream, "text/plain", "HomeController.cs");
}

public IActionResult TestFileStreamActionResult()
{
   //var file = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(@"C:\path\dir1\HomeController.cs");
   //var stream = new MemoryStream(file, writable:true);
   var fileStream = new FileStream(@"C:\path\dir1\HomeController.cs", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
   return new FileStreamResult(fileStream, "text/plain") { FileDownloadName = "HomeController.cs" };
}

//returns a file specified with a virtual path
public VirtualFileResult VirtualFileActionResult()
{
   return File("/css/site.css", "text/plain", "site.css");
}

public IActionResult TestVirtualFileActionResult()
{
   return new VirtualFileResult("/css/site.css", "text/plain") { FileDownloadName = "site.css" };
}

//returns the specified file on disk, that is it's physical address
public PhysicalFileResult PhysicalFileActionResult()
{
   return PhysicalFile(@"C:\path\dir1\HomeController.cs", "text/plain", "HomeController.cs");
}

public IActionResult TestPhysicalFileActionResult()
{
   return new PhysicalFileResult(@"C:\path\dir1\HomeController.cs", "text/plain")
   {
      FileDownloadName = "HomeController.cs"
   };
}