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

This reverts commit ebcd4247678721415fc8d3edaac8a6d3367af0bb.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit 17302ea0f449348d266716996ea7e173660001ac.