How do I format a thumb drive?

Worik Stanton <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.dunedin.general
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I used to say (for vfat)...

sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb

(/dev/sdb being where the USB interface is for the drive)

But that no longer works, or my memory is faulty

W
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