Gulp file that copies all /dist content and cleans the laravel public folder

gulpfile.js

// tasks operations - begin
var files = [
    "./../server/public/*",
    "!./../server/public/.htaccess",
    "!./../server/public/index.php",
    "!./../server/public/storage",
    "!./../server/public/favicon.ico"
];
// remove old dist folder content from the laravel public folder
gulp.src(files, { read: false }).pipe(clean({ force: true }));


//copy newly generated dist folder contents into the laravel public folder
gulp
    .src(["./dist/**/*", "!./dist/index.html",
          "!./dist/stats.json"])
    .pipe(gulp.dest("./../server/public"));