Insertion Sort

void insertionSort(int arr[], int n)
{
   int i, key, j;
   for (i = 1; i < n; i++)
   {
       key = arr[i];
       j = i-1;
 
       /* Move elements of arr[0..i-1], that are
          greater than key, to one position ahead
          of their current position */
       while (j >= 0 && arr[j] > key)
       {
           arr[j+1] = arr[j];
           j = j-1;
       }
       arr[j+1] = key;
   }
}

Time Complexity: O(n*n)

Uses: Insertion sort is uses when number of elements is small. It can also be useful when 
input array is almost sorted, only few elements are misplaced in complete big array.

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