diff --git a/sorting/cocktail_sort.cpp b/sorting/cocktail_sort.cpp
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+
+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+void CocktailSort(int a[], int n)
+{
+    bool swapped = true;
+    int start = 0;
+    int end = n - 1;
+
+    while (swapped)
+    {
+
+        swapped = false;
+
+        for (int i = start; i < end; ++i)
+        {
+            if (a[i] > a[i + 1])
+            {
+                swap(a[i], a[i + 1]);
+                swapped = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!swapped)
+            break;
+
+        swapped = false;
+
+        --end;
+
+        for (int i = end - 1; i >= start; --i)
+        {
+            if (a[i] > a[i + 1])
+            {
+                swap(a[i], a[i + 1]);
+                swapped = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ++start;
+    }
+}
+
+void printArray(int a[], int n)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+        printf("%d ", a[i]);
+    printf("\n");
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    int a[] = {5, 1, 4, 2, 8, 0, 2};
+    int n = sizeof(a) / sizeof(a[0]);
+    CocktailSort(a, n);
+    printf("Sorted array :\n");
+    printArray(a, n);
+    return 0;
+}