perltidyrc

-l=79   # Max line width is 79 cols
-i=4    # Indent level is 4 cols
-ci=4   # Continuation indent is 4 cols

-b 
-se     # Errors to STDERR
-vt=2   # Maximal vertical tightness
-cti=0  # No extra indentation for closing brackets
-pt=1   # Medium parenthesis tightness
-bt=1   # Medium brace tightness
-sbt=1  # Medium square bracket tightness
-bbt=1  # Medium block brace tightness
-nsfs   # No space before semicolons
-nolq   # Don't outdent long quoted strings
-wbb="% + - * / x != == >= <= =~ < > | & **= += *= &= <<= &&= -= /= |= >>= ||= .= %= ^= x="
# Break before all operators

# extras/overrides/deviations from PBP
--maximum-line-length=79    # be less generous
--warning-output            # Show warnings
--maximum-consecutive-blank-lines=2 # default is 1
--nohanging-side-comments   # troublesome for commented out code

-isbc   # block comments may only be indented if they have some space characters before the #
-ci=2   # Continuation indent is 2 cols

# we use version control, so just rewrite the file
-b

# for the up-tight folk :)
-pt=2   # High parenthesis tightness
-bt=2   # High brace tightness
-sbt=2  # High square bracket tightness