-The `lttng create` command creates a new tracing session.
-
-A tracing session is a named container of channels, which in turn
-contain event rules. It is domain-agnostic, in that channels and event
-rules can be enabled for the user space tracer and/or the Linux
-kernel tracer.
-
-On execution, an `.lttngrc` file is created, if it does not exist, in the
-user's home directory. This file contains the name of the current tracing
-session. When creating a new tracing session with `lttng create`, the
-current tracing session is set to this new tracing session. The
-man:lttng-set-session(1) command can be used to set the current
-tracing session without manually editing the `.lttngrc` file.
-
-If 'SESSION' is omitted, a session name is automatically created having
-this form: `auto-YYYYmmdd-HHMMSS`. 'SESSION' *must not* contain the
-character `/`.
-
-The option:--shm-path option can be used to specify the path to the
-shared memory holding the ring buffers. Specifying a location on an
-NVRAM file system makes it possible to retrieve the latest recorded
-trace data when the system reboots after a crash. To view the events
-of ring buffer files after a system crash, use the
-man:lttng-crash(1) utility.
-
-Tracing sessions are destroyed using the man:lttng-destroy(1)
+The `lttng create` command creates a new tracing session for your Unix
+user.
+
+A tracing session is a stateful dialogue between you and a
+session daemon (see man:lttng-sessiond(8)) for everything related to
+event recording.
+
+Everything that you do when you control LTTng tracers to record events
+happens within a tracing session. In particular, a tracing session:
+
+* Has its own name.
+
+* Has its own set of trace files, if any.
+
+* Has its own state of activity (started or stopped).
+
+* Has its own mode (local, network streaming,
+ snapshot, or live).
++
+See the <<modes,Tracing session modes>> section below to learn more.
+
+* Has its own channels (see man:lttng-enable-channel(1)) to which are
+ attached their own recording event rules (see
+ man:lttng-enable-event(1)).
+
+* Has its own process attribute tracking inclusion sets (see
+ man:lttng-track(1)).
+
+Without the 'SESSION' argument, LTTng automatically generates a tracing
+session name having the ++auto-++__YYYYmmdd__++-++__HHMMSS__ form, where
+'YYYYmmdd' and 'HHMMSS' are the creation date and time. 'SESSION' may
+:not: contain the character `/`.
+
+Specify the path of the directory containing the shared memory files
+holding the channel ring buffers with the option:--shm-path option.
+Specifying a location on an NVRAM file system makes it possible to
+recover the latest recorded trace data when the system reboots after a
+crash with the man:lttng-crash(1) utility.
+
+By default, the `create` command automatically spawns a session daemon
+for your Unix user if none is currently running. Override the path of
+the session daemon binary to spawn with the general
+genoption:--sessiond-path option. Avoid automatically spawning a session
+daemon with the general genoption:--no-sessiond option.
+
+List the tracing sessions of your Unix user with the man:lttng-list(1)