+command is used to create a new
+.I file
+in a Lustre filesystem with the specified layout, or to specify the default
+layout for new files created in
+.IR directory ,
+or anywhere in the filesystem if
+.I directory
+is the filesystem root and no other layout takes precedence.
+.PP
+Files with composite layouts allow different
+.I STRIPE_OPTIONS
+to be specified for non-overlapping extents of the file. Files will
+inherit options not explicitly specified on the command line either from
+the default layout on the parent directory, or from the filesystem-wide
+default. New subdirectories created under root directory will not explicitly
+copy the default layout at creation time, but will implicitly inherit the
+default layout at runtime. The default layout set on a non-root directory
+will be copied to any new subdirectories created within that directory
+at the time they are created.
+.TP
+.B lfs setstripe \fR[\fISTRIPE_OPTIONS\fR ...] <\fIdirectory\fR|\fIfile\fR>
+Create a new
+.I file
+with specified plain layout using the specified
+.IR STRIPE_OPTIONS ,
+or replace the default file layout on an existing
+.IR directory .
+.TP
+.B lfs setstripe -E \fIend\fR [\fISTRIPE_OPTIONS\fR] ... \
+<\fIdirectory\fR|\fIfile\fR>