diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/path.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/path.md
index 2ac89c16..34c7c667 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/path.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/path.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ a:
 ```
 
 ## Set path to extract prune deep paths
-Like pick but recursive.
+Like pick but recursive. This uses `ireduce` to deeply set the selected paths into an empty object,
 
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ parentC:
 ```
 then
 ```bash
-yq '(.parentB.child2, .parentC.child1) as $i ireduce({}; setpath($i | path; $i))' sample.yml
+yq '(.parentB.child2, .parentC.child1) as $i
+  ireduce({}; setpath($i | path; $i))' sample.yml
 ```
 will output
 ```yaml
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_path_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_path_test.go
index dc1472b1..4b7e66ec 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_path_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_path_test.go
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ var pathOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	},
 	{
 		description:    "Set path to extract prune deep paths",
-		subdescription: "Like pick but recursive.",
+		subdescription: "Like pick but recursive. This uses `ireduce` to deeply set the selected paths into an empty object,",
 		document:       documentToPrune,
-		expression:     `(.parentB.child2, .parentC.child1) as $i ireduce({}; setpath($i | path; $i))`,
+		expression:     "(.parentB.child2, .parentC.child1) as $i\n  ireduce({}; setpath($i | path; $i))",
 		expected: []string{
 			"D0, P[], (!!map)::parentB:\n    child2: i am child2\nparentC:\n    child1: me child1\n",
 		},