how to format our usb or partition in ubuntu

if we wanted to format our usb or partision in ubuntu , is was not just like in windows..
this is good for learn for me,because i'm a newbie in linux.....now follow this way :
1. put your usb stick in your port usb
2.check your list of partition : fdisk -l (you have to be root for this one)
3.find the port active usb , to make sure that usb stick is active,write this in terminal
: lsusb
4.check your usb stick : fdisk -l ,,,in this condition my usb is /dev/sdb1
5.this is command for formatting : mkfs.vfat -F32 -n yournamedrive /dev/sdb1
(in this condition my drive name is arofah : mkfs.vfat - F32 -n arofah /dev/sdb1)
6.now your usb drive is succesfully format....