- hosts: taller
  connection: local
  vars:
    example_file: /tmp/example.txt
  tasks:
  - name: ensure example file dont exist
    file:
      path: "{{ example_file }}"
      state: absent

  - name: create file after 30 seconds
    shell: >
      sleep 30 && touch {{ example_file }}
    async: 60
    poll: 0

  - name: check result
    stat:
      path: "{{ example_file }}"
    register: example_status
    until: example_status.stat.exists
    retries: 10
    delay: 5

  - debug: var=example_status

  - name: update locate DB and forget
    command: /usr/bin/updatedb
    async: 3600
    poll: 0