$ cat .perltidyrc 
--indent-columns=4
--continuation-indentation=4
--maximum-line-length=80
--entab-leading-whitespace=4
--tabs

--paren-tightness=0
--brace-tightness=0
--block-brace-tightness=0
--square-bracket-tightness=0

--nooutdent-long-quotes

--indent-spaced-block-comments
--outdent-long-comments

--long-block-line-count=4
--maximum-consecutive-blank-lines=2

#=--standard-output
#=--standard-error-output
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