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

This reverts commit f7bae1e8d34582ec9e95d0a7a292891d5d132982.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":octocat: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit b131ffcd879ab82d3a64c8f36796de61d522bf12.