How to get backspace \b to work in Eclipse's console?

Eclipse Bug #76936. I wouldn't count on them to fix it, and there are no workarounds listed.

You might have luck finding a plugin that contributes a more advanced console.

Well, it's true you can't use backspace \b to remove the displayed progress, but you could remove it by clearing the console with a loop calling println. Of course this kluge won't clear your log file!

Fixed, Eclipse Mars.

Note, I wouldn't use it to do constant updating, as the eclipse console lags.