Linux Commands Executable in Terminal?

Hello Unix & Terminal users,
I'm wondering if the following Linux commands can be executed in Terminal on OS X?
fdisk /dev/sde
d # delete the existing partition
u # switch units to: sectors
n # new partition
p # primary
1 # first partition
XXX # first sector = XXX
<enter> # press enter to select last sector automatically
t # change partition type
c # change it to FAT32
a # make it bootable (required for later firmware)
1 # first partition
w # write table and quit
After changing the partition table, reformat the memory card with
mkfs.vfat /dev/sde1
The commands are intended to be used on a memory card.
Thanks in advance,
Maximilian

looks like you should be able partiton with [fdisk(8)|http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/ma n8/fdisk.8.html], at least the binary is present.
Other partitioning tools that are available are: [gpt(8)|http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man8 /gpt.8.html] and [pdisk(8)|http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/ma n8/pdisk.8.html]
as for creating a fat type filesystem. [newfsmsdos(8)|http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man8 /newfsmsdos.8.html]

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