sorting-algorithms/README.md

Sorting

A program written to test the time complexity of insertion, merge, and heap sort

Author

Gregory Crawford

Compiling

Run make to compile the project. Output files get placed into test/SORTED

Running

Run the program with chosen arguments

bin/main.out [-f filename] [-s sort-type] [-l word]

Commands

bin/main.out [-a | -f filename | -d | ]

Ex: bin/main.out -f test/PERM/perm15K.txt -s bst -l apple

Arguments

File selection

-a | --all

• Runs through all the original files (test/PERM/perm[15-150]K.txt)
• EX: bin/main.out -a

-f path/to/file.txt | --filename path/to/file.txt

• Runs a specific file to sort
• EX: bin/main.out -f perm15K.txt

-d | --default

• Runs sort only on the default test file (located test/PERM/perm15K.txt)
• EX: bin/main.out -d

-o | --output

• Set file for outputting InOrderTreeTraversal
• EX: bin/main.out -f test/PERM/perm15K.txt -s bst -o test/traversal.txt

Sorting type selection

-s | --sort-type

• Selects a sort type
• Options:
  • binary search tree [default]
    • EX: bin/main.out -s bst
  • red-black tree
    • EX: bin/main.out -s rbt
  • insertion
    • EX: bin/main.out -s insertion
  • merge
    • EX: bin/main.out -s merge
  • heap
    • EX: bin/main.out -s heap
  • all (only runs insertion, merge, and heap sort)
    • EX: bin/main.out -s all

Notes

• Filename for i/o and implementation are preselected through the CLI.
• BST and RBT specific methods are called once program has constructed it