Indeed, streams are non-copyable (though they are movable).
Depending on your usage, the following works quite well:
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
int main()
{
std::stringstream ss1;
ss1 << "some " << 123 << " stuff" << std::flush;
std::stringstream ss2;
ss2 << ss1.rdbuf(); // copy everything inside ss1's buffer to ss2's buffer
std::cout << ss1.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << ss2.str() << std::endl;
}
Output:
some 123 stuff
some 123 stuff