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I am attempting to load a javascript file in my custom skin using the following code in local.xml. 

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout>
   <default>
        <!-- remove some things that NKI doesn't use -->
        <reference name="head">
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><script>js/nki.js</script></action>

        </reference>
   </default>
</layout>

Why does it first attempt to look in the base theme skin directory, then my directory?

I see it's attempting to load

The file exists in /var/www/skin/frontend/NKI/NKI/js/nki.js

I am a little confused. Maybe my method for loading using local.xml is outdated. Any suggestions? Maybe I have a setting wrong in admin?

EDIT: added local.xml location

app/design/frontend/NKI/default/layout/local.xml

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  • can you please update your question with local.xml file path? Commented Sep 8, 2017 at 18:07
  • I've added the location of layout.xml. Commented Sep 8, 2017 at 18:11
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    its local.xml not layout.xml. I Edited your question Commented Sep 8, 2017 at 18:21

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your local.xml file is in wrong path. It should be inside

app/design/frontend/{package}/{theme}/layout/local.xml

In your case

app/design/frontend/NKI/NKI/layout/local.xml

In local.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout>
   <default>
        <!-- remove some things that NKI doesn't use -->
        <reference name="head">
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/nki.js</name></action>
        </reference>
   </default>
</layout>

It should be <name> instead of <script> tag

Hope it helps :)

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  • Those were some spot-on suggestions. I made those changes, and things magically started working. Commented Sep 8, 2017 at 18:34
  • Glad to know that its working fine Commented Sep 8, 2017 at 18:36

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