title: In Vim, how do you search for a word boundary character, like the \b in regexp?
body: <p>I'd like to be able to search</p>
  
  <pre><code>/the\b
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>to find <b>"the"</b> but not <b>"then"</b>.</p>
  
  <p>I also tried searching with <a href="https://davitenio.wordpress.com/tag/very-magic-mode/">very magic</a> turned on:</p>
  
  <pre><code>/\vthe\b
  </code></pre>