h,w=map(int,input().split())
l=[]
for i in range(h):
    l.append(list(input()))
s=[]
for i in range(h):
    for j in range(w):
        if l[i][j]=='.':
            s.append([i,j])
def solve(s):
    v=[[0 for i in range(w)] for j in range(h)]       
    v[s[0]][s[1]]=1
    mc=0
    q=[[s,0]]
    while len(q):
        p=q.pop(0)
        x=p[0][0]
        y=p[0][1]
        c=p[1]
        k=[[0,1],[0,-1],[1,0],[-1,0]]
        for j in k:
            nx=x+j[0]
            ny=y+j[1]
            if 0<=nx<h and 0<=ny<w and l[nx][ny]=='.' and v[nx][ny]==0:
                v[nx][ny]=1
                q.append([[nx,ny],c+1])
                if mc<=c+1:
                    mc=c+1
                    # ms=[nx,ny]
    return mc
ans=
exit()

v=[[0 for i in range(w)] for j in range(h)]       
v[ms[0]][ms[1]]=1
ans=0
q=[[ms,0]]
while len(q):
    p=q.pop(0)
    x=p[0][0]
    y=p[0][1]
    c=p[1]
    k=[[0,1],[0,-1],[1,0],[-1,0]]
    for j in k:
        nx=x+j[0]
        ny=y+j[1]
        if 0<=nx<h and 0<=ny<w and l[nx][ny]=='.' and v[nx][ny]==0:
            v[nx][ny]=1
            q.append([[nx,ny],c+1])
            ans=max(ans,c+1)
                #ms=[nx,ny]
print(ans)
