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

This reverts commit 230c5df409ea64f4e2d5dbd20481545b8dc7b7a5.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":octocat: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit 4bab3782c11d5ae70879295223511dce1371cd08.