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

This reverts commit 1ee1039ece29a5f4c7e761e02a1db3008fff4647.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit f2571086b94d2bde5ec17f08d58a861d04400826.