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 Command line script to control basic TV functions.
 
+Includes a 'slowoff' option to gradually lower the volume before turning the TV off, intended to avoid small children realising that the TV is off.
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 Requirements:
  - (optional) [wakeonlan](https://github.com/jpoliv/wakeonlan)