--- a/share/local-bsdtools/farray.sh	Wed Oct 23 13:56:52 2024 +0200
+++ b/share/local-bsdtools/farray.sh	Wed Oct 23 15:59:46 2024 +0200
@@ -1614,11 +1614,7 @@
 
 
 #:
-#: Sort using Gnome Sort.
-#:
-#: This is a very simple stable sort (a variant of insertion sort).
-#:
-#: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome_sort
+#: Sort an array.
 #:
 #: Args:
 #:   $1: The array to sort to
@@ -1631,6 +1627,50 @@
 
     _farr_array_get_meta "$@"
 
+    _farr_array_gnomesort
+}
+
+
+#:
+#: Sort an array using Gnome Sort.
+#:
+#: Args:
+#:   $1: The array to sort to
+#:
+#: See Also:
+#:   `_farr_array_gnomesort`
+#:
+farray_gnomesort() {
+    local __farr_name
+
+    local __farr_token __farr_gvrname __farr_len \
+          __farr_pos __farr_val __farr_val_1
+
+    _farr_array_get_meta "$@"
+
+    _farr_array_gnomesort
+}
+
+
+#:
+#: Internal sort implementation using Gnome Sort.
+#:
+#: This is a very simple stable sort (a variant of insertion sort).
+#:
+#: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome_sort
+#:
+#: Input (Globals):
+#:   All the "Output (Globals)" from `farr_array_get_meta`:
+#:   __farr_name, __farr_token, __farr_gvrname and __farr_len.
+#:   These variables are declared local in this function but the shell
+#:   initializes them from the same variables in the nearest dynamic scope.
+#:   So they are really input variables and not also output variables.
+#:
+_farr_array_gnomesort() {
+
+    local __farr_name __farr_token __farr_gvrname __farr_len \
+          __farr_pos __farr_val __farr_val_1
+
     __farr_pos=1
     while [ "${__farr_pos}" -le "${__farr_len}" ]; do
         if [ "${__farr_pos}" -eq 1 ]; then