ansible-rm-files-not-whitelisted

ansible-rm-files-not-whitelisted.yml

---
- name: Delete files from directory not in whitelist
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    whitelist:
      - a
      - b
      - c
  tasks:
    - name: Get list of items in dir
      command: ls -1
      args:
        chdir: ./files_rm
      register: the_files

    - name: delete files not in whitelist list
      file:
        path: ./files_rm/{{ item }}
        state: absent
      when: item not in whitelist
      loop: "{{ the_files.stdout_lines }}"