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

This reverts commit a340a88ef4bb2008762809ed8df5ca2316b9e87f.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":octocat: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit 1014f49264a01fa17a2d80148121fd17120823df.