diff --git a/sorting/quick_sort.c b/sorting/quick_sort.c
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+// quick sorting
+
+#include<stdio.h>
+
+void swap(int* a, int* b) 
+{ 
+	int t = *a; 
+	*a = *b; 
+	*b = t; 
+} 
+
+int partition (int arr[], int low, int high) 
+{ 
+	int pivot = arr[high]; 
+	int i = (low - 1); 
+
+	for (int j = low; j <= high - 1; j++) 
+	{ 
+		if (arr[j] < pivot) 
+		{ 
+			i++;
+			swap(&arr[i], &arr[j]); 
+		} 
+	} 
+	swap(&arr[i + 1], &arr[high]); 
+	return (i + 1); 
+} 
+
+void quickSort(int arr[], int low, int high) 
+{ 
+	if (low < high) 
+	{
+		int pi = partition(arr, low, high); 
+		quickSort(arr, low, pi - 1); 
+		quickSort(arr, pi + 1, high); 
+	} 
+} 
+
+void printArray(int arr[], int size) 
+{ 
+	int i; 
+	for(i = 0; i < size; i++) 
+		printf("%3d",arr[i]); 
+	printf("\n");
+} 
+
+
+int main() 
+{ 
+    int n,i,value;
+    printf("enter number of number elements in array\n");
+    scanf("%d",&n);
+    int arr[n];
+    printf("\nenter array elements\n");
+    for(i=0;i<n;i++){
+        scanf("%d",&value);
+        arr[i]=value;
+    }
+    printf("\narray elements\n");
+    for(i=0;i<n;i++){
+        printf("%3d",arr[i]);
+    }
+    
+	quickSort(arr, 0, n - 1); 
+	printf("\n Quick Sorted array: \n"); 
+	printArray(arr, n); 
+	return 0; 
+}