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

This reverts commit 5852f5c77b38b9b62158d89a869e3bbb5148c829.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":circus_tent: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit db9f1b4b50e58fb75d3c65f35dc5096a7fa55dcc.