improve error message

command/init.go

@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
 )
 
 // InitCommand initializes a Packer working directory.
@@ -52,13 +49,6 @@ func (c *InitCommand) RunContext(ctx context.Context, cla *InitArgs) int {
 
 	packerStarter, ret := c.GetConfig(&cla.MetaArgs)
 	if ret != 0 {
-		fmt.Printf(`%s
-
-Packer initialized with no template!
-
-The directory has no Packer templates. You may begin working
-with Packer immediately by creating a Packer template.
-`, version.FormattedVersion())
 		return ret
 	}
 

hcl2template/parser.go

@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ func (p *Parser) Parse(filename string, varFiles []string, argVars map[string]st
 		if len(hclFiles)+len(jsonFiles) == 0 {
 			diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
 				Severity: hcl.DiagError,
-				Summary:  "Could not find any config file in " + filename,
-				Detail: "A config file must be suffixed with `.pkr.hcl` or " +
-					"`.pkr.json`. A folder can be referenced.",
+				Summary:  "No configuration files found in " + filename,
+				Detail: "A valid configuration file must be present. Configuration \n" +
+					"files must be suffixed with `.pkr.hcl` or `.pkr.json`.",
 			})
 		}
 		for _, filename := range hclFiles {