The plugin next-build-number allows the override of the Next build number to a value greater than the current one from the Jenkins page, but it should also be possible to do this simple command from CLI interface.

The CLI interface already allows to delete specific builds but not set the next build number.

This would be very helpfull for automation cases where deploying jobs though command line interface based on templates for migration from other servers or build systems in order to provide continuation of build numbering on same components.