script coded, doesnt work, when spawned with -x works

[Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev]

i coded [ or tried ] to code a ' urlhop '

script url
shows menu of links with titles to select to next fetch

now just, why doesnt it work
i try bash run gnu.org it doesnt work, nothing back
i do bash -x run gnu.org it displayed a menu and waited for input

run is the bash part ( eg urlhop )
and urlhop.gawk is the html parser

proof i have :

bash run gnu.org

0 exit 4621s old @1648743015.301939 == Thu Mar 2022-03-31 16:10:15.301939
+0000


bash -x run gnu.org

<snip>
9)
 #content

10)
 /gnu/gnu.html
  ABOUT&nbsp;GNU
11)
 /philosophy/philosophy.html
  PHILOSOPHY
12)


you see its buggy i have to fix it but i cant as long as it only works with
-x

this is not first time something worked with -x but  not without

urlhop
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urlhop.gawk
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