In Eclipse it\'s possible to redirect console output to a log file using the method outlined here.
Is there a similar feature in IntelliJ IDEA?
In more recent versions of IntelliJ this is possible. Go to the "Logs" tab of a run configuration. There is a "Save console output to file option".
I'm on IntelliJ 13.1.3 but I think this feature has been around for a while.