diff --git a/1996/gandalf/try.sh b/1996/gandalf/try.sh
index b37d65d0e..4acf4097a 100755
--- a/1996/gandalf/try.sh
+++ b/1996/gandalf/try.sh
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@ trap 'rm -f hatcat.txt cathat.txt hatcat2.txt cathat2.txt hatcat3.txt cathat3.tx
 
 show_diff()
 {
-    if [[ "$#" -ne 2 ]]; then
+    if [[ "$#" -ne 3 ]]; then
 	echo "$0: show_diff expects two args, got: $#" 1>&2
 	exit 1
     fi
-    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: diff $1 $2: "
+    echo "$ diff $1 $2 ($3): " 1>&2
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
     echo 1>&2
-    diff "$1" "$2" && echo "$1 and $2 are identical"
+    diff -C 1 "$1" "$2" && echo "$1 and $2 are identical"
     echo 1>&2
 }
 
@@ -72,8 +73,7 @@ echo 1>&2
 cathat | tee cathat.txt
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "Showing diff between the above two commands, 'hatcat' and './cathat':" 1>&2
-show_diff hatcat.txt cathat.txt
+show_diff hatcat.txt cathat.txt "diff between 'hatcat' and './cathat'"
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./hatcat | tee hatcat2.txt: "
 echo 1>&2
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./cathat | tee cathat2.txt: "
 echo 1>&2
 ./cathat | tee cathat2.txt
 
-echo "Showing diff between running 'hatcat' and './hatcat':" 1>&2
-show_diff hatcat.txt hatcat2.txt
+show_diff hatcat.txt hatcat2.txt "diff between 'hatcat' and './hatcat'"
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: \$(pwd)/cathat | tee cathat3.txt: "
 echo 1>&2
@@ -94,23 +93,17 @@ read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: \$(pwd)/hatcat | tee hatcat3.txt: "
 echo 1>&2
 "$(pwd)"/hatcat | tee hatcat3.txt
 
-echo "Showing diff between running './hatcat' and './cathat':" 1>&2
-show_diff hatcat2.txt cathat2.txt
+show_diff hatcat2.txt cathat2.txt "diff between './hatcat' and './cathat'"
 
-echo "Showing diff between running '\$(pwd)/hatcat' and '\$(pwd)/cathat':" 1>&2
-show_diff hatcat3.txt cathat3.txt
+show_diff hatcat3.txt cathat3.txt "diff between '\$(pwd)/hatcat' and '\$(pwd)/cathat'"
 
-echo "Showing diff between running '\$(pwd)/hatcat' and 'hatcat':" 1>&2
-show_diff hatcat3.txt hatcat.txt
+show_diff hatcat3.txt hatcat.txt "diff between '\$(pwd)/hatcat' and 'hatcat'"
 
-echo "Showing diff between running '\$(pwd)/hatcat' and './hatcat':" 1>&2
-show_diff hatcat3.txt hatcat2.txt
+show_diff hatcat3.txt hatcat2.txt "diff between '\$(pwd)/hatcat' and './hatcat'"
 
-echo "Showing diff between running '\$(pwd)/cathat' and 'cathat':" 1>&2
-show_diff cathat3.txt cathat.txt
+show_diff cathat3.txt cathat.txt "diff between \$(pwd)/cathat' and 'cathat'"
 
-echo "Showing diff between running '\$(pwd)/cathat' and './cathat':" 1>&2
-show_diff cathat3.txt cathat2.txt
+show_diff cathat3.txt cathat2.txt "diff between '\$(pwd)/cathat' and './cathat'"
 
 # remove temporary files
 rm -f hatcat.txt cathat.txt hatcat2.txt cathat2.txt hatcat3.txt cathat3.txt