Proving that a limit of a function does not exist

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$f(x) = \begin{cases} -1, & \text{if $x<0$} \\[2ex] 0, & \text{if $x = 0$} \\[2ex] 1, & \text{if $x>0$} \end{cases}$

How do I prove that the limit $\lim_{x\to0}f(x)$ doesn't exist using epsilon-delta definition?

I don't know how to proceed from $|f(x) - L| <\epsilon$, since I don't know how to define what $f(x)$ is when $x$ is getting close to $0$

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Show $\lim_{x \to o^+} f(x) = 1, \lim_{x \to 0^-} f(x)=-1$.