[PR #1403] feat: Add Move-To-Front Linear Search implementation #2004

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claunia · 2026-01-29T15:27:21Z

claunia commented

2026-01-29 15:27:21 +00:00

Original Pull Request: https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/C/pull/1403

State: closed
Merged: No

Description of Change

This pull request adds an implementation of the Move-To-Front Linear Search algorithm. The algorithm searches for an element in an array and, if found, moves it to the front of the array to speed up future searches.

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https://ics.uci.edu/~dan/pubs/searchsurv.pdf

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Added description of change
Added file name matches File name guidelines
Added tests and example, test must pass
Relevant documentation/comments is changed or added
PR title follows semantic commit guidelines
Search previous suggestions before making a new one, as yours may be a duplicate.
I acknowledge that all my contributions will be made under the project's license.

Notes: Added an efficient and useful variant of the linear search algorithm to the repository.

**Original Pull Request:** https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/C/pull/1403 **State:** closed **Merged:** No --- #### Description of Change This pull request adds an implementation of the Move-To-Front Linear Search algorithm. The algorithm searches for an element in an array and, if found, moves it to the front of the array to speed up future searches. #### References - https://ics.uci.edu/~dan/pubs/searchsurv.pdf #### Checklist - [x] Added description of change - [x] Added file name matches [File name guidelines](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/C/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#File-Name-guidelines) - [x] Added tests and example, test must pass - [x] Relevant documentation/comments is changed or added - [x] PR title follows semantic [commit guidelines](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/C/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#Commit-Guidelines) - [x] Search previous suggestions before making a new one, as yours may be a duplicate. - [x] I acknowledge that all my contributions will be made under the project's license. Notes: Added an efficient and useful variant of the linear search algorithm to the repository.

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Reference: starred/C#2004