diff --git a/algorithms/sorting/shell_sort.m b/algorithms/sorting/shell_sort.m
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+function list = shellSort(list)
+ 
+    N = numel(list);
+    increment = round(N/2);
+ 
+    while increment > 0  %loop until increment becomes 0
+ 
+        for i = (increment+1:N)
+            temp = list(i);
+            j = i;
+            while (j >= increment+1) && (list(j-increment) > temp)
+                list(j) = list(j-increment);
+                j = j - increment;
+            end
+ 
+            list(j) = temp;
+ 
+        end %for
+ 
+        if increment == 2 %This case causes shell sort to become insertion sort
+            increment = 1;
+        else
+            increment = round(increment/2.2);
+        end        
+    end %while
+end %shellSort