i=0 word="hello" for ((i=1;i<=${#word};i++)) do foo="Letter $i" bar="$word | cut -c$i" echo $foo $bar done
Standard input is empty
Letter 1 hello | cut -c1 Letter 2 hello | cut -c2 Letter 3 hello | cut -c3 Letter 4 hello | cut -c4 Letter 5 hello | cut -c5