Oh, I actually meant something silly like
tail -c +${index[${contig}]} ${fasta} | awk '$0~/>/{exit}1' | awk -f ${pipeline}/utils/reverse-fasta.awk -
tail -c +${index[${contig}]} ${fasta} > tmp.fasta && awk '$0~/>/{exit}1' tmp.fasta | awk -f ${pipeline}/utils/reverse-fasta.awk
Best,
Olga