Merge pull request #251 from gbrunofranco/gnome_sort

Add gnome sort

sorting/gnome_sort.c

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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+void sort(int *numbers, int size)
+{
+    int pos = 0;
+    while (pos < size)
+    {
+        if (numbers[pos] >= numbers[pos-1])
+            pos++;
+        else 
+        {
+            int tmp = numbers[pos-1];
+            numbers[pos-1] = numbers[pos];
+            numbers[pos] = tmp;
+            pos--;
+
+            if (pos == 0)
+                pos = 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void display(int *array, int n)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+        printf("%d ", array[i]);
+    printf("\n");
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    int size = 6;
+    int i;
+    int *numbers = malloc(size*sizeof(int));
+    printf("Insert %d unsorted numbers: \n", size);
+    for (i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+        scanf("%d", &numbers[i]);
+    printf("Initial array: ");
+    display(numbers, size);
+    sort(numbers, size);
+    printf("Sorted array: ");
+    display(numbers, size);
+    free(numbers);
+    return 0;
+}
+