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

This reverts commit c0f0fefdda46b1dcf83e956f7743a8e53a3d243a.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit 3718fd4dd270231aa3447df29c0082d9e46b30c4.
Revert "Revert "Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files""""

This reverts commit 94b7d4f6534d8291694b1b2839a43139f10e0738.