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

This reverts commit 288f67e27a52c578623504527fbc5ea8cc19e0bf.
Revert "Revert "Revert ":octocat: Added .gitattributes & .gitignore files"""

This reverts commit f7bc221b9c7d1ecccfa12fea32718e8c94f01dd7.