Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files""

This reverts commit 1623c49fa08fcd378366d10406a90cfaa52e62ad.
Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"

This reverts commit 33976bd64553e4ed69b6295804103b534aafe7ae.
Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files""

This reverts commit af25d53f5710a511a6ecc6c573f62d1d980cb840.