Re: How can I regenerate a .minicpanrc?

> On Mar 16, 2017, at 5:17 PM, James E Keenan <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Last month I was testing the latest version of CPAN module B::C.  The testing process caused major damage to my machine.  One of my FreeBSD VMs was rendered inaccessible.  All of the .xxx configuration files in my home directory disappeared.  I spent most of the next several days reinstalling the VM, restoring my .xxx files and backing them up in an off-site repository.
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> I thought I was completely recovered until today.  For the first time in about 6 weeks, I decide to run 'minicpan'.  I typed the command by itself, as I have always done -- and only got the usage statement.  I attribute this to the disappearance of .minicpanrc config file.
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> I am now running 'minicpan -l </path/to/minicpan>.  AFAICT, the minicpan tree is itself undamaged.  Is there any way to simply regenerate .minicpanrc without triggering another minicpan update process?

Hi Jim,

Could you just copy/paste it?  For example, mine is currently:

local: ~/minicpan
remote: http://cpan.metacpan.org/
exact_mirror: 1



Best,

Olaf