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

This reverts commit 3965c9f074dec7eef1495654ad29ee77dc9d4361.
Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files""

This reverts commit 70a83a1bad95525dceee74bc01fb4bf27a127fdc.