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

This reverts commit 664ea0994ef19d552c4f430f356e826bc96e0977.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit a0c7b26bfbee9433c19f6ee8dc61fd249a793035.