Get absolute git path

Author: mdeweerd

codespell_lib/_codespell.py

@@ -1102,6 +1102,14 @@ def flatten_clean_comma_separated_arguments(
     ]
 
 
+def get_git_executable_path() -> str:
+    # Find the full path to the git executable
+    git_path = shutil.which("git")
+    if git_path is None:
+        raise FileNotFoundError("Git executable not found in PATH")
+    return git_path
+
+
 def get_git_tracked_files(
     root: str, files: Iterable[str], glob_match: GlobMatch, check_hidden: bool
 ) -> Iterable[str]:
@@ -1122,9 +1130,11 @@ def get_git_tracked_files(
     if not check_hidden:
         exclude_patterns.append(":(exclude)**/.*")
 
+    git_executable = get_git_executable_path()
+
     try:
         result = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "ls-files", *file_args, *exclude_patterns],
+            [git_executable, "ls-files", *file_args, *exclude_patterns],
             cwd=root,
             capture_output=True,
             check=True,