As some people have said, \b works for this, but so does \r:

> perl -e "for(1..10){print qq(\r$_.);select undef,undef,undef,0.5}"
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Just thought I'd mention it. It depends on exactly what you want done, and if it is anything complex, have a look at suggested modules instead. :)

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