title: How to search a string with spaces and special characters in vi editor
body: <p>I edit in the vi editor. I want to search in the text for a specific phrase, e.g <code>"Dec 1 15:13:00"</code>. I have tried this search string, but it's not working:</p>
  
  <pre><code>/Dec\ 1\ 15
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How do I search for this string properly? Note that there may be more than one space between the parts.</p>