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

This reverts commit 8ead6b4c90a39f6b57c731618824549b27c02e09.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":octocat: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit dca3c85fe0035b67e8f3b12023e2cf3a3d020d7f.