Explain PING documentation

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>ping -i 12 google.com Pinging google.com [872.217.26.238] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 172.217.26.238: bytes=32 time=116ms TTL=54 Reply from 172.217.26.238: bytes=32 time=116ms TTL=54 Reply from 172.217.26.238: bytes=32 time=116ms TTL=54 Reply from 172.217.26.238: bytes=32 time=116ms TTL=54

Here I set ttl time 12 but really the output says me ttl=54. Then tell me what is the necessity of the above command? And why is it included in PING documentation?

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