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

This reverts commit 73a83dd8454a4abd45d25aa0834559383d88f37f.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit e0163a572f939c27dd212ec5cac49448934afa5d.