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

This reverts commit e13dbce96d7982c940ba803be249b1b1b58749b1.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit eea65b0616de41e2117e80b12fbdef95a147f0d6.