Brainfuck interpreter in bash

bf.sh

#! /bin/bash
CELLS=500

buffer=()
stack=()
ap=0

for i in {1..$CELLS}; do
    buffer+=(0)
done
read -r -d '!' code
echo

for ((ip = 0; ip < ${#code}; ip++ )); do
    op=${code:$ip:1}
    case "$op" in
        '[') 
            if [[ ${buffer[$ap]} == 0 ]]; then
                depth=1
                while [[ $depth > 0 ]]; do
                    ((ip++))
                    op=${code:$ip:1}
                    if [[ "$op" == '[' ]]; then
                        ((depth++))
                    elif [[ "$op" == ']' ]]; then
                        ((depth--))
                    fi
                done
            else
                stack+=($ip) 
            fi
            ;;
        ']') 
            if [[ ${buffer[$ap]} != 0 ]]; then
                ((ip = stack[${#stack[@]}-1]))
            else
                unset stack[${#stack[@]}-1]
            fi
            ;;

        '>') ((ap=(ap+1) % CELLS)) ;;
        '<') ((ap=(ap==0) ? CELLS-1 : ap-1)) ;;

        '+') ((buffer[ap]=(buffer[ap]+1) % 256)) ;;
        '-') ((buffer[ap]=(buffer[ap]==0) ? 255 : buffer[ap]-1)) ;;

        '.') printf "\x$(printf %x ${buffer[$ap]})" ;;
        ',') buffer[$ap]=$(printf "%d" "'$(read -n 1)") ;;
    esac
done