#!/bin/bash lines=() grid=() risks_grid=() i_max=0 j_max=0 while read line; do lines+=( $line ) done for ((grid_iter_i=0; grid_iter_i<5; grid_iter_i++)); do for line in ${lines[@]}; do j_max=${#line} for ((grid_iter_j=0; grid_iter_j<5; grid_iter_j++)); do for ((j=0; j