diff --git a/archive/r/ruby/insertion-sort.rb b/archive/r/ruby/insertion-sort.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class Array
+  def insertion_sort!
+    (1...length).each do |i|
+      value = self[i]
+      j = i - 1
+
+      while j >= 0 && self[j] > value
+        self[j + 1] = self[j]
+        j -= 1
+      end
+
+      self[j + 1] = value
+    end
+
+    self
+  end
+end
+
+def usage!
+  abort %(Usage: please provide a list of at least two integers to sort in the format "1, 2, 3, 4, 5")
+end
+
+def parse_input
+  raw = ARGV.first
+  usage! if raw.nil? || raw.strip.empty?
+
+  numbers = raw.split(",").map { Integer(it.strip) }
+  usage! if numbers.length < 2
+
+  numbers
+rescue ArgumentError
+  usage!
+end
+
+puts parse_input.insertion_sort!.join(", ")