How can I save any file with a space within its filename with vi?

Question

I mostly use vim from the terminal by vi command. I want to create and save a file named something like getting started.txt (there is space between two words). I tried two methods: Method #1 ``` :sav getting started.txt ``` but I got an error : `E172: Only one file name allowed` Method #2 ``` :sav "getting started.txt" ``` This time I got : `E471: Argument required` How can I achieve what I want?

Accepted Answer

Escape the space character:

```
:sav getting\ started.txt
```

How can I save any file with a space within its filename with vi?

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