diegofalcao / external-merge-sort

This program sorts big files using external memory. The algorithm uses the balanced interpolation based on k-ways and uses a Heap structure to make the interpolation step between the runs.

external-merge-sort

This program sorts big files using external memory. The algorithm uses the balanced interpolation based on k-ways and uses a Heap structure to make the interpolation step between the runs.

#How to compile Just type the following command in the console to compile the source files and generate the initial unsorted files:

make

After that, type:

make tests

or run individual tests by typing:

./external-sort [source_file_path] [output_file_name] [memory_to_be_used_in_MB] [number_of_ways]