diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/headers/Encoder and Decoder.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/headers/Encoder and Decoder.md
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 Encode operators will take the piped in object structure and encode it as a string in the desired format. The decode operators do the opposite, they take a formatted string and decode it into the relevant object structure.
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+These operators are useful to process yaml documents that have stringified embeded yaml/json/props in them.
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