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38 lines
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# 🐌 snail-sort
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Implementations in various languages for the snail sorting
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algorithm, sorting an `n`x`m` rectangular, 2d array by
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traversing elements in a clockwise spiral.
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### Examples
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Snail-sorting a `3`x`3` array:
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```
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[
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[1, 2, 3],
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[4, 5, 6],
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[7, 8, 9],
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]
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=> [1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 8, 7, 4, 5]
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```
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Snail-sorting a `4`x`5` array:
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```
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[
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[a, b, c, d, e],
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[f, g, h, i, j],
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[k, l, m, n, o],
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[p, q, r, s, t]
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]
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=> [a, b, c, d, e, j, o, t, s, r, q, p, k, f, g, h, i, n, m, l]
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```
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