port contents command doesn't work

[COOLak]

erik@MacBook-Pro-Erik Downloads % sudo port contents
Password:
Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not find Portfile in /Users/erik/Downloads").
Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
To use the current port, you must be in a port's directory.

I have no idea what it all means, please help?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

You haven't told MacPorts which port you want to see the contents of. For example, if you want to see the contents of zlib, type port contents zlib. No need to use sudo since you're not changing anything, just getting information.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Read the ​MacPorts Guide for more information on how to use MacPorts, and if you have more questions, the ​macports-users mailing list is a better place to ask than the issue tracker.

[davidfavor (David Favor)]

Question likely is how to suppress the '​file://.' to a port description file ("Could not find Portfile in /Users/erik/Downloads") nag.

I have the same problem, which started occurring around a year ago.

Disk Wipe -> Reinstall OSX -> problem remains.

Someone mention how to suppress this nag.

Thanks.

[kencu (Ken)]

Replying to davidfavor:

Someone mention how to suppress this nag.

If you don't type:

sudo port contents

in some random folder, you won't see this nag.